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Recent Examples of rotary-wing aircraft
Cal Fire has the largest civil aerial firefighting fleet in the world, including more than 60 fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.
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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
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
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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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Rotorcraft like helicopters have the advantage of vertical takeoffs and landings in rough country but haven't much in the way of speed.David Szondy, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
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Sanou went by helicopter on a recent mission to Arbinda, an area in northern Burkina Faso where roughly 30,000 people, mostly women and children have sought refuge.Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Despite using thermal imagery, the chopper’s crew couldn’t detect anyone and returned to the base, officials said.David Chiu, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The chopper is even dishwasher-safe for quick cleanup.Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024
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Others seem like groups of consumer-level drone copters.Umar Shakir, The Verge, 6 Dec. 2024
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Companies hoping to begin operating electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) copters are also hoping Trump follows through with a campaign promise to support the technology.Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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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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As the attacker, Russia’s helicopters will be put in more vulnerable situations than Ukraine’s, as the helos are sent to areas where the enemy is expected to be dug in and waiting for them.Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 May 2023
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“Rotary-wing aircraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotary-wing%20aircraft. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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