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or autogyro
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Recent Examples of autogiro
The first that went into mass production was the autogiro, developed in 1923 by Juan de la Cierva in Spain.
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Edward C. Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2024
Two years after the autogiro’s 1931 triumphs, its commercial market collapsed.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2023
Gyrocopters: 1939 to 1940s The autogiro, a single-person helicopter-ish vehicle, was invented in the early 1920s by a Spanish engineer named Juan de law Cierva.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2019
The Autogyro
Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva invented and first flew his autogiro in Madrid in January 1923.
—Alex Davies, WIRED, 3 July 2014
Edward C. Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2024
Two years after the autogiro’s 1931 triumphs, its commercial market collapsed.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2023
Gyrocopters: 1939 to 1940s The autogiro, a single-person helicopter-ish vehicle, was invented in the early 1920s by a Spanish engineer named Juan de law Cierva.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2019
The Autogyro
Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva invented and first flew his autogiro in Madrid in January 1923.
—Alex Davies, WIRED, 3 July 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autogiro
Noun
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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.—
Michael D. Carroll AND Maya Mehrara,
Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2024
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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
Noun
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For example, Skyfall will feature three little helicopters, which will be similar to Ingenuity, the NASA rotorcraft that landed on the Red Planet with the Perseverance rover in February 2021.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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The result is an uncrewed rotorcraft intended as a high-utility, low-cost helicopter for both commercial and military applications.—
David Szondy
March 11,
New Atlas,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Bell Textron's tilt-rotor aircraft being built for DARPA's Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program, which aims to combine the features of a helicopter and a jet, has officially been designated the X-76.—
David Szondy
March 09,
New Atlas,
9 Mar. 2026
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They also can be used to deploy forces and can handle helicopters and MV-22 tilt-rotor aircraft, which are mostly used to transport Marines.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Autogiro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autogiro. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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