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Recent Examples of rotorcraft
That one is in the concept stage, but a wilder one has been green-lighted to send a rotorcraft to explore Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2024
The contract covers launch services and related costs for SpaceX to launch Dragonfly, a rotorcraft designed to explore the alien environment of Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
—Ars Technica, 26 Nov. 2024
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
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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David Szondy, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2024
The contract covers launch services and related costs for SpaceX to launch Dragonfly, a rotorcraft designed to explore the alien environment of Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
—Ars Technica, 26 Nov. 2024
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotorcraft
Noun
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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
Noun
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Mark Vientos, whose third-inning error resulted in the go-ahead run for Miami, hit a chopper to shortstop Xavier Edwards, who fumbled it for an error himself, allowing Alonso to score.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2025
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With one out, Chapman fielded Espinal’s weak chopper, used his momentum to tag out Blake Dunn, then fired to first on the run for the inning-ending double play.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This was a ten or twenty thousand dollar copter a few years ago and flying those took a great deal of skill.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Mar. 2014
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One finding even goes so far as to pinpoint and classify idiosyncrasies in piloting skills—so perhaps repeat offenders might one day be spotted by the thumbprint their copter leaves on the sky.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 July 2020
Noun
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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 16 Apr. 2025.
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