rotary-wing aircraft

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Recent Examples of rotary-wing aircraft 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 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
Noun
  • However, their need to access hard-to-reach places quickly, particularly destinations with short or no runways, is driving several leading private jet flight providers to launch or expand operations and partnerships that utilize turboprop, piston and rotorcraft aircraft.
    Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Contracts include a $255 million deal to launch NASA's Roman Space Telescope on a Falcon Heavy in 2026, a $178 million launch contract for NASA's Europa Clipper on Falcon Heavy, and a $256.6 million contract to launch the Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn's moon Titan, among others.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • The eVTOL market is poised to revolutionize urban mobility by introducing aircraft that are significantly quieter than traditional helicopters.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • The Placer County Sheriff's Office Dive Team, search and rescue units, CAL FIRE’s Technical Rescue Team and a California Highway Patrol helicopter were used in the rescue efforts.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • In the top of the sixth inning with the Mets trying to finish off a sweep of the Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon, C.J. Abrams hit a chopper to the left of the first base bag.
    Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2025
  • When his chopper crashed in 1966, ultimately putting him out of business, Osmond joined the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • The Federal Aviation Administration accused the owner of the company behind last week’s fatal Hudson River helicopter crash of firing its director of operations in apparent retaliation for voluntarily shutting down all copter tours — and has ordered the company grounded.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Once the detecting copter located the target jeep’s radio signal, the camera copters quickly sped to the area and captured images of the jeep.
    Steven Walker, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2021
Noun
  • Currently searching are 1 Jayhawk helo from Air STA [station] Ventura, 1 C-27 from Air STA Sacramento, [the] CGC Sea Otter, 1 small boat each from STA SD & the MSST [Maritime Safety and Security Teams], as well as several partner agencies.
    Jesus Mesa Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
  • Inspired as a child by the supersonic helo on the television series Airwolf, Hill spent 25 years planning the HX50 before unveiling a rendering in 2020.
    J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2025

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