Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delta hinge

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: delta hinge
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

On rotorcraft, a hinge with its axis parallel to the rotor plane of rotation, which permits the rotor blades to flap.

Example Sentences

"This could be varied to produce a delta hinge effect for equalizing lateral moments."
"Overtorque of the delta hinge bolt is reported to cause binding in the pitch change mechanism and failure of the tail rotor pitch change bearing."
"The Kiowa has a two-bladed semi-rigid seesaw all metal main rotor and a two-bladed rigid delta hinge all metal tail rotor."
"You can get the same effect by offsetting the pitch change horn at the root of the blade (notice that the tip of the horn is in line with the extended delta hinge line in the picture)."

Inflected Forms

delta hinges (plural)

Questions

What does delta hinge mean?: On rotorcraft, a hinge with its axis parallel to the rotor plane of rotation, which permits the rotor blades to flap.

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