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Recent Examples of rotorcraft
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.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
New Frontiers Part of NASA’s New Frontiers program, Dragonfly is an ambitious mission to deploy a rotorcraft lander — a kind of drone — to the surface of the second-largest moon in the solar system.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
On September 6 at Piasecki's West Helipad in Essington, Pennsylvania the autonomous rotorcraft made two tethered hover flights.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2024
The rotorcraft is set to arrive at Saturn'’s moon Titan in 2034.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 31 May 2024
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
New Frontiers Part of NASA’s New Frontiers program, Dragonfly is an ambitious mission to deploy a rotorcraft lander — a kind of drone — to the surface of the second-largest moon in the solar system.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
On September 6 at Piasecki's West Helipad in Essington, Pennsylvania the autonomous rotorcraft made two tethered hover flights.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2024
The rotorcraft is set to arrive at Saturn'’s moon Titan in 2034.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 31 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotorcraft
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Alongside the post, the Civil Guard shared a video of Civil Guard members getting into a helicopter and flying to the resort.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Image Image Los Angeles is one of the more challenging parts of the country for flying helicopters.—
Thomas Fuller,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Right now, Chuck and Gail’s house still stands with its Spanish tile, twin writers’ sheds, and framed Sylvia Plath drawing, the flames stopped by the choppers’ water bombs half a block from their gate.—
Anna Journey,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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San Antonio police said officers stopped pursuing Pinero as their chopper followed his vehicle, KENS reported.—
Rhiannon Saegert,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Jan. 2025
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They were accompanied by two copters capable of carrying hundreds of gallons of water.—
Jonathan Wolfe,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The little copter that could lasted well beyond its mission parameters and the expectations of its operators.—
Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
1 Jan. 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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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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“Rotorcraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotorcraft. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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