Synonyms of rotary-wing aircraft

rotary-wing aircraft

noun

as in rotorcraft

Related Words

• rotorcraft
• helicopter
• chopper
• copter
• helo
• tilt-rotor
• eggbeater
• convertiplane
• gyroplane
• autogiro
• whirlybird
• slick

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rotary-wing aircraft

New long-range helicopter munition The LRAM effort aims to give Marine rotary-wing aircraft the ability to strike targets at far greater distances than current weapons allow. — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025

Byrne said that a fixed- or rotary-wing aircraft could operate as a drone to a larger, passively buoyant platform. — Leonard David, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2025

Cal Fire has the largest civil aerial firefighting fleet in the world, including more than 60 fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023

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