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mast bumping
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mast
bumping
(
uncountable
)
(
aviation
)
A dangerous condition where the
mast
of a
helicopter
contacts adjacent fixed structure while rotating, damaging the mast and potentially resulting in the separation of the main
rotor
from the helicopter.