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Yellow enclosed-cabin gyroplane in flight against a clear blue sky

Glossary

What is the rotor disc?

The circle swept by the turning rotor blades. Much of how a gyroplane handles comes down to how the disc is tilted and how much air is flowing through it.

That is the whole entry for now. The longer version, with the mechanics and worked examples, is still to be written. See autorotation for how those read once they exist.

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