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Recent Examples of rotary-wing aircraft
Byrne said that a fixed- or rotary-wing aircraft could operate as a drone to a larger, passively buoyant platform.
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Leonard David, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Cal Fire has the largest civil aerial firefighting fleet in the world, including more than 60 fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
Equipped with these sophisticated flight controllers, the fly-by-wire BlackFly is similar in that regard to the hobbyist drones that rely on processors and clever algorithms to avoid the tricky manipulations of sticks, levers, and pedals required to fly a traditional fixed- or rotary-wing aircraft.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2022
The Stinger, in service with more than 18 countries and the US armed forces, has scored more than 270 hits against fixed and rotary-wing aircraft.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
The centerpiece is a rotary-wing aircraft simulator/mock-up with a digital backbone architecture that allows plug and play flexibility for different capabilities and systems integration combinations.
—Eric Tegler, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
That facility had 150 workers who made sheet metal components and assemblies for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.
—Allie Morris, Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2020
Its fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft will be based out of Barbados and Guadeloupe respectively.
—Elizabeth Koh, miamiherald, 23 Sep. 2017
Leonard David, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Cal Fire has the largest civil aerial firefighting fleet in the world, including more than 60 fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
Equipped with these sophisticated flight controllers, the fly-by-wire BlackFly is similar in that regard to the hobbyist drones that rely on processors and clever algorithms to avoid the tricky manipulations of sticks, levers, and pedals required to fly a traditional fixed- or rotary-wing aircraft.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2022
The Stinger, in service with more than 18 countries and the US armed forces, has scored more than 270 hits against fixed and rotary-wing aircraft.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
The centerpiece is a rotary-wing aircraft simulator/mock-up with a digital backbone architecture that allows plug and play flexibility for different capabilities and systems integration combinations.
—Eric Tegler, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
That facility had 150 workers who made sheet metal components and assemblies for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.
—Allie Morris, Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2020
Its fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft will be based out of Barbados and Guadeloupe respectively.
—Elizabeth Koh, miamiherald, 23 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotary-wing aircraft
Noun
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Footage of the test depicts submunitions tearing into the rotorcraft and vehicles.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Monday’s raid amounted to a month’s worth of rotorcraft destruction.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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The company operating the helicopter has been in business for more than 30 years and has a fairly strong safety record.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The other helicopter went into the Hudson River and sank while being maneuvered at a heliport, but the pilot escaped.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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President Carol Folt summoned the LAPD, who — in full riot gear, and with police choppers thundering overhead — descended on our campus to zip-tie and arrest 93 unarmed protestors, mostly students and a few faculty trying to protect them.—
Sandy Tolan,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday announced the helicopter company whose sightseeing chopper crashed into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five tourists from Spain, is shutting down its operations immediately.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2025
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During that time, the copter flew around the Statue of Liberty, cruised over to the George Washington Bridge, then turned around and headed south.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
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An optional Reverse Flight Kit even allows the copter to fly upside-down.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Apr. 2025
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Inspired as a child by the supersonic helo on the television series Airwolf, Hill spent 25 years planning the HX50 before unveiling a rendering in 2020.—
J. George Gorant,
Robb Report,
22 Feb. 2025
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Coordinating shades of green throughout the room helo tie together the area.—
Southern Living Editors,
Southern Living,
2 Aug. 2023
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“Rotary-wing aircraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotary-wing%20aircraft. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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