what are the difference between aeroplane and helicopter?

Answer 1

One uses a fixed-wing system to fly, and the other uses a rotary-wing system.

Answer 2

Helicopter And Aeroplane

Answer 3

If you are going to make sweeping statement fogtende, at least get your facts straight.

A helicopter can actually land when the engine is unserviceable.

It is called a freewheel. when the engine is turning faster than the main gearbox the freewheel is engaged. If the engine slows down and then the main gearbox is turning faster, the freewheel disengages. This ensures the main rotor keeps turning and the force of the air going up through the rotor keeps it turning.
Using the collective lever enables the pilot to control the rate of desent and bring it to a smooth landing.

Matt A. Most helicopters now have gas turbine engines, but instead of using it for forward thrust, the thrust is used to turn driveshafts and for auxilliary power. This is one reason the jet pipe on a helicopter does not face directly aft. As what is not used would force the helicopter forward (very much like a conventional jet!!!!!

Answer 4

In an emergency and loss of engine power, an "aeroplane" can glide to a better place to crash. In a helicopter, you can throw a rock out the window and see where it lands and figure that is where you are going to crash, pretty much straight down.

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It is clear that most people don't recognize humor, the question is asked that only a person living in a remote wilderness location without Internet, TV or a life would ask. Almost nobody in the world doesn't know the difference between the two, this is a question that was asked to see what kind of stupid answers people come up with.

Most people are fully aware that aeroplanes (airplanes) fly forward from the lift generated by the wings and thrust from the power plant from propellers or jet pushing it forward. Helicopters fly from lift generated by the Rotors rotation on top.

"Free wheel" is when the power plant ceases to provide power to the Rotors, not the term for when you dropping from the sky without power like a "Rock". "Auto rotation" is the correct term when a helicopter loses power and has to drop with the wind turning the blades until it is just about to contact the ground, and then you pull up on the collector to take the energy stored in the rotating blades to provide downward thrust to hopefully, safely land the thing.

Throwing a rock out the 'copters window to see where you are going to land isn't very far from where you are going to crash land anyway, and is a term most all pilots use to discribe things going wrong, of course you being around fixing helicopters for 22 years know that.....

A plane depending on it's type, can have up to a 6 to 24 mile glide for every 1 mile high up it is, thus the term "glide ratio". A helicopter is closer to the glide ratio of a rock, even with the best pilot, with loss of power. It has to drop litterally almost straight down to provide the wind flow to keep the rotors rotating.

Now that should answer the question properly in the event that the asker doesn't have internet or TV.....not!

Answer 5

Most people, ourselves included, tend to use the terms airplane and aircraft synonymously. If you want to be technically correct, however, there is a distinction. The dictionary defines an aircraft as any craft that flies through the air, whether it be an airplane, helicopter, missile, glider, balloon, blimp, or any other vehicle that uses the air to generate lift for flight.

The term airplane, on the other hand, is more specific and refers only to a powered vehicle that relies on fixed wings to generate lift. A Boeing 747 commercial airliner is both an airplane and an aircraft while the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter is an aircraft but not an airplane

Answer 6

An airplane has to always move forward in order t keep air flowing over the wings, which is what keeps it in the air.

A helicopter can hover, meaning it doesn't need to always be moving forward, because it's blades move, keeping the air flowing over them.

Answer 7

Follow this link to see a helicopter: http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/1534513/2/istockphoto_1534513_white_helicopter_left_side.jpg
Follow this link to see a plane: http://www.staralliance.com/int/press/media_library/images/Star/large-images/20050602_Swiss_Plane2_2489x2496_l.jpg

See the Difference.

Answer 8

In what sense? Helicopters have props above them where planes have them on either side or on the nose, or they have none and have jests instead...AC go forward only, hele can go any which way or hover...ac's can't do that....but you already knew that, didn't you. thanks for the 2 points:o)

Answer 9

Perhaps next you can learn the difference between an apple and an orange.

Answer 10

loads, um to name a few, different engines, diff. qualifications to fly them, planes are generally bigger, fly higher, and go faster