Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
en toupie
English translation:
(uncontrollable) spin
Added to glossary by
Rodrigo Trompiz
May 20, 2009 16:47
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en toupie
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Newspaper article about a series of helicopter crashes:
Pour ces familles, l'utilisation de l'EC 145 en montagne pose un vrai problème. Depuis trois ans, elles s'appuient notamment sur des constats et témoignages récurrents laissant suspecter un défaut de rendement en altitude du rotor anti-couple, partie vitale de l'appareil l'empêchant de partir « en toupie ».
Pour ces familles, l'utilisation de l'EC 145 en montagne pose un vrai problème. Depuis trois ans, elles s'appuient notamment sur des constats et témoignages récurrents laissant suspecter un défaut de rendement en altitude du rotor anti-couple, partie vitale de l'appareil l'empêchant de partir « en toupie ».
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | (uncontrollable) spin |
Bashiqa
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| 3 | whirl-mode |
liz askew
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Proposed translations
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(uncontrollable) spin
Spinning like a top
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9 mins
whirl-mode
Helicopter Pilot- flying-diary
A UK helicopter pilot shares his training diaries. ... We got underway, with discussion about accidents and how the safety course has proven to .... on the drive system, of note here was the "whirl mode" of the tail rotor drive shaft. ...
www.ukhelicopterpilot.com/flying-diary - 164k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 10 mins (2009-05-20 16:57:54 GMT)
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au secours! aux couffes qui parfois toupillent sans pourtant se ...
The question is: do the boats only whirl or just turn around or do they actually ... Anyway, "toupiller" means to spin around like a top (une toupie), ...
www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/MegaBBS/thread-view.asp?posts=... - 62k - Cached - Similar pages
A UK helicopter pilot shares his training diaries. ... We got underway, with discussion about accidents and how the safety course has proven to .... on the drive system, of note here was the "whirl mode" of the tail rotor drive shaft. ...
www.ukhelicopterpilot.com/flying-diary - 164k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 10 mins (2009-05-20 16:57:54 GMT)
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au secours! aux couffes qui parfois toupillent sans pourtant se ...
The question is: do the boats only whirl or just turn around or do they actually ... Anyway, "toupiller" means to spin around like a top (une toupie), ...
www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/MegaBBS/thread-view.asp?posts=... - 62k - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):
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chris collister
: The spin referred to is due to the torque reaction on the blades. If there is no tail rotor, the result is uncontrollable rapid rotation. "whirl" is a dynamic instability specific to rotating shafts
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what about spinning like a top, to keep the image?
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Bashiqa
: A top actually spins in a controlled manner. When a helicopter loses its tail rotor it turns on itself initially before losing control and crashing in a tumbling motion.
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Thank you for the explanation :-)
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Reference comments
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Reference:
anything to do with "whirl-mode"?
Effects of Rotor Design Variations on Tiltrotor Whirl-Mode ...
Tiltrotor performance is constrained by coupled wing/rotor whirl-mode aeroelastic instability.
www.stormingmedia.us/17/1760/A176084.html - Similar pages
by V Cart - Cited by 6 - Related articles - All 5 versions
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Note added at 11 mins (2009-05-20 16:59:02 GMT)
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spinning like a top
NY NBC Helicopter Crash Caught On Video.... [Archive] - SpeedGuide ...
6 posts - Last post: 5 May 2004
usually the first sign of trouble with a helicopter is when it starts spinning, and that one was spinning like a top ...
forums.speedguide.net/archive/index.php/t-143554.html - 7k - Cached - Similar pages
Effects of Rotor Design Variations on Tiltrotor Whirl-Mode ...
Tiltrotor performance is constrained by coupled wing/rotor whirl-mode aeroelastic instability.
www.stormingmedia.us/17/1760/A176084.html - Similar pages
by V Cart - Cited by 6 - Related articles - All 5 versions
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Note added at 11 mins (2009-05-20 16:59:02 GMT)
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spinning like a top
NY NBC Helicopter Crash Caught On Video.... [Archive] - SpeedGuide ...
6 posts - Last post: 5 May 2004
usually the first sign of trouble with a helicopter is when it starts spinning, and that one was spinning like a top ...
forums.speedguide.net/archive/index.php/t-143554.html - 7k - Cached - Similar pages
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