2006-06-26 11:19:54 · 4 answers · asked by Chainsawmom 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Pertains to Rotor-craft, it's when you strike something with the Main Rotor. Or in the case of the tail rotor,,,a tail rotor strike
2006-06-26 11:24:32 · answer #1 · answered by walt554 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Yeah, blade strike sounds like helicopter language. For airplanes, we call it a "prop strike" which means that the propeller hit the ground (or other object) while the engine was running. I think all insurance companies require a complete engine tear-down and rebuild after a prop strike--so it's not a good thing. Prop strikes usually occur when some lands on the nosewheel instead of the main landing gear...or if you land with the landing gear up. oops.
2006-06-26 13:48:23 · answer #2 · answered by Andy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When some 'foreign object' strikes the blade of a turbine engine, like a bird that got sucked in, or a rock or piece of tire rubber off the runway, and it hits a blade and dents or damages it.
2006-06-26 11:25:07 · answer #3 · answered by Pete 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work on helicopters, and it refers to the main rotor blades hitting something, such as a bird, or a tree, or anything at all.
2006-06-26 12:16:09 · answer #4 · answered by Mike G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋