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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotary-wing aircrafts
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The most recent test campaign, captured in our image of the day, focused on software called Extended Robust Aerial Autonomy, designed to help future Mars rotorcraft navigate somewhat featureless terrain, which was the very challenge that caused problems for Ingenuity during its final flights.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
15 Dec. 2025 -
Not the least of these is that your average rotorcraft can't manage to lift a payload that weighs more than itself.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Nov. 2025
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The destroyer can also operate two anti-submarine helicopters.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Jan. 2026
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During the raid, armed ICE and CBP agents rappelled from black hawk military helicopters and entered nearly all130 units in the five-story building.—
Darius Johnson,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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One of the choppers was completely engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
29 Dec. 2025
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After midnight on September 30th, helicopters hovered above a large Chicago apartment building, and heavily armored agents rappelled from the choppers onto the roof.—
Veralyn Williams,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Rotary-wing aircrafts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotary-wing%20aircrafts. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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