unpowered
Adjective
Meaning
not having or using power
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Examples
an autogiro is supported in flight by unpowered rotating wings
According to the RAF museum, 48 aircraft were captured intact and 24 were shipped to the United Kingdom for evaluation, although only one, VF241, was test flown (unpowered).
Apart from take-off and landing the rotor may be unpowered and autorotate.
Autogyros have unpowered rotors, with a separate power plant to provide thrust.
Commercial horse-drawn canal boats could be seen on the UK's canals until as late as the 1950s, although by then diesel-powered boats, often towing a second unpowered boat, had become standard.
DMUs may have better acceleration capabilities, with more power-driven axles, making them more suitable for routes with frequent closely spaced stops, as compared with conventional locomotive and unpowered carriage setups.