Sport Copter Lightning, the Glossary
The Sport Copter Lightning is an American autogyro, designed and produced by Sport Copter of Scappoose, Oregon.[1]
Table of Contents
18 relations: Aircraft engine, Aircraft fairing, Aluminium, Autogyro, Duralumin, Fuselage, Homebuilt aircraft, Landing gear, Pusher configuration, Rotax 503, Rotax 582, Rotax 912, Scappoose, Oregon, Sport Copter, Tricycle landing gear, Two-stroke engine, Ultralight aircraft (United States), United States dollar.
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine, often referred to as an aero engine, is the power component of an aircraft propulsion system.
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Aircraft fairing
An aircraft fairing is a structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline and reduce drag.
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Aluminium
Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.
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Autogyro
An autogyro (from Greek and, "self-turning"), or gyroplane, is a class of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift.
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Duralumin
Duralumin (also called duraluminum, duraluminium, duralum, dural(l)ium, or dural) is a trade name for one of the earliest types of age-hardenable aluminium–copper alloys.
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Fuselage
The fuselage (from the French fuselé "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section.
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Homebuilt aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft, also known as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes, are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity.
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Landing gear
Landing gear is the undercarriage of an aircraft or spacecraft that is used for taxiing, takeoff or landing.
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Pusher configuration
In aeronautical and naval engineering, pusher configuration is the term used to describe a drivetrain of air- or watercraft with propulsion device(s) after the engine(s).
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Rotax 503
The Rotax 503 is a, inline 2-cylinder, two-stroke aircraft engine, built by BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co. KG of Austria for use in ultralight aircraft.
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Rotax 582
The Rotax 582 is a two-stroke, two-cylinder, rotary intake valve, oil-in-fuel or oil injection pump, liquid-cooled, gear reduction-drive aircraft engine manufactured by BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co. KG.
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Rotax 912
The Rotax 912 is a horizontally-opposed four-cylinder, naturally-aspirated, four-stroke aircraft engine with a reduction gearbox.
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Scappoose, Oregon
Scappoose is a city in Columbia County, Oregon, United States.
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Sport Copter
Sport Copter Inc is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Scappoose, Oregon.
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Tricycle landing gear
Tricycle gear is a type of aircraft undercarriage, or landing gear, arranged in a tricycle fashion.
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Two-stroke engine
A two-stroke (or two-stroke cycle) engine is a type of internal combustion engine that completes a power cycle with two strokes of the piston (one up and one down movement) in one revolution of the crankshaft.
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Ultralight aircraft (United States)
Ultralight aircraft exist outside of the United States.
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United States dollar
The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_Copter_Lightning
Also known as Sport Copter Vortex.