2007-08-27 00:36:59 · 4 answers · asked by helpinghand 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
One difference is the plane of rotation. Ferris wheel is vertical, helicopter is roughly horizontal.
Another more detailed difference is that the helicopter rotates essentially as a rigid body; all parts of it rotate with the rotor. While the frame of the Ferris wheel rotates, the chairs do not; they maintain the same orientation with respect to the ground.
2007-08-27 00:45:32 · answer #1 · answered by kirchwey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rotors on the helicopter are rotating as a much higher rate of speed, therefore it has a higher angular velocity. The ferris wheel is much more massive than the helicopters rotors, therefore it has a much larger moment of inertia.
2007-08-27 07:51:19 · answer #2 · answered by daver201 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
many people believe that the helicopter wing is not in circular motion it is rotational
2007-08-27 07:43:45 · answer #3 · answered by poonam 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One's vertical, one's horizontal.
2007-08-27 07:44:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋