What are the differences between airplanes and helicopters?

You have seen airplane and helicopter in the sky. Both are the type of flying machine. One fly with less sound and one with more sound. I am not introducing you to something which is not known by you. read more

An aircraft is a machin e that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines. read more

"Whereas an airplane is designed to always be moving forward and can only make gradual turns, a helicopter can move in any direction, including forward, backward, up, down, right, and left, once again leading to its versatility." Because of its design, helicopters can perform very specific duties. read more

• Airplane is a word that is strictly to be used for fixed wing powered aircrafts and even rotator wing powered aircrafts such as helicopters are not included in the term airplane. • Thus, one can call a Boeing both an airplane and an aircraft while a helicopter is an aircraft but not an airplane. read more