advance angle

noun

In helicopters, the mechanically fixed angle between the main rotor blades' pitch control horns and the swashplate when the blades are not leading or lagging.

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Meanings

nounadvance angle (plural advance angles)

plural advance angles

  1. aeronauticsIn helicopters, the mechanically fixed angle between the main rotor blades' pitch control horns and the swashplate when the blades are not leading or lagging.
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APA

advance angle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/advance%20angle

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “advance angle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/advance%20angle.

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