Why is a helicopter called a chopper?

Chopper is a device that cuts something with a sudden blow. Helicopter rotor chops or cuts the air to produce required the lift and hence the name chopper is used for a helicopter. read more

Helicopter rotor chops or cuts the air to produce required the lift and hence the name chopper is used for a helicopter. Incidentally, 'chopper' is used for a semiconductor device called 'thyristor' because of its ability to chop the sin-osoidal wave at a desired location. read more

Chopper. Chopper is a kind of helicopter but with limited functionality. It is more casual words and never used formally in business. Chopper is widely used by media, movie makers, and businessmen. Today the world helicopter has been widely replaced by chopper but the official word for helicopter is still helicopter. read more