Helicopter rotor blade shape Welcome to BFSU: › Forums › Volume Two › Learning Progression āCā: PHYSICAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY › Lesson C-8. How Things Fly › Helicopter rotor blade shape This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 5 years, 10 months ago by Bernard Nebel. Viewing 0 reply threads Author Posts February 8, 2019 at 12:00 pm #7438 Bernard NebelKeymaster The rotor blades of a helicopter work in the same manner as airplane wings. Have students go on to describe how helicopters fly. The following video describes the more detailed aspects of how helicopter flight is controlled. (Post questions.) Author Posts Viewing 0 reply threads You must be logged in to reply to this topic.