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Recent Examples of gyroplane
Two members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) died in a gyroplane crash near Sirkan, a city in the Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchistan, on Monday according to the Fars News Agency.
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Michael D. Carroll and Maya Mehrara, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
An 83-year-old woman was killed in a gyroplane plane crash Saturday in Napoleon Township, police said.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2024
Napoleon Township Police said in a press release that Karol Kay DeGraw died after her gyroplane crashed at a private airstrip on her property.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024
Karol Kay Degraw, of Napoleon Township — approximately 85 miles west of Detroit — was the sole occupant of the gyroplane at the time of the accident in the 7700 block of Napoleon Road.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2024
The LifeStar helicopter will also be making a visit to the show, as will a gyroplane.
—Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2022
Another centerpiece is a 1960s gyroplane — a helicopter-like super-light aircraft — that should have flown Vojtech Vala to the West.
—Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2019
Michael D. Carroll and Maya Mehrara, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
An 83-year-old woman was killed in a gyroplane plane crash Saturday in Napoleon Township, police said.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2024
Napoleon Township Police said in a press release that Karol Kay DeGraw died after her gyroplane crashed at a private airstrip on her property.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024
Karol Kay Degraw, of Napoleon Township — approximately 85 miles west of Detroit — was the sole occupant of the gyroplane at the time of the accident in the 7700 block of Napoleon Road.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2024
The LifeStar helicopter will also be making a visit to the show, as will a gyroplane.
—Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2022
Another centerpiece is a 1960s gyroplane — a helicopter-like super-light aircraft — that should have flown Vojtech Vala to the West.
—Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gyroplane
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The first that went into mass production was the autogiro, developed in 1923 by Juan de la Cierva in Spain.Edward C. Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2024
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In 1938, Congress approved legislation intended to rescue the autogiro industry.Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2023
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On December 11th, team members previewed the Mars Chopper rotorcraft project, which would be capable of transporting several pounds of equipment while also autonomously exploring as much as 2 miles Mars per day.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
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That is, until DARPA initiated its SPRINT program aimed at making the twain meet in an aircraft that could take off, land, and hover like a rotorcraft and then transition into a jet when in vertical flight.David Szondy, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
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By 2020, the design brief had morphed through a 12-rotor three-person contender called the Seraph to a tilt-rotor people carrier concept dubbed the VA-1X – which the company's Chief Engineer detailed in an interview shortly after the reveal.Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 19 July 2024
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Abe has reaffirmed Noda’s plan to buy 42 F-35 fighters and has announced his intention to purchase 17 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft and 52 amphibious assault vehicles.Michael Auslin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2016
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“Gyroplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gyroplane. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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