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Recent Examples of rotorcraft
Ames was chosen because of NASA’s established vertical flight research facilities — including the world’s largest wind tunnel — and the existing expertise base of NASA engineers familiar with rotorcraft R&D challenges.
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Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The New Orleans is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock that can carry up to 800 marines in addition to amphibious assault platforms like hovercraft and V-22 Osprey rotorcraft.
—John Feng
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Amidst an atmosphere of refined revelry catering to glitterati and gearheads alike, this iteration at the Monterey Jet Center featured 275 automobiles and fourteen flying machines—from rotorcraft to private jets.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
Monday’s raid amounted to a month’s worth of rotorcraft destruction.
—David Axe, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The New Orleans is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock that can carry up to 800 marines in addition to amphibious assault platforms like hovercraft and V-22 Osprey rotorcraft.
—John Feng
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Amidst an atmosphere of refined revelry catering to glitterati and gearheads alike, this iteration at the Monterey Jet Center featured 275 automobiles and fourteen flying machines—from rotorcraft to private jets.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
Monday’s raid amounted to a month’s worth of rotorcraft destruction.
—David Axe, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotorcraft
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The whole family can climb sand dunes, stargaze, fly in hot air balloons, and take helicopter trips to the dramatic Skeleton Coast.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Firefighting efforts include 155 engines, 34 water tenders, two helicopters, 21 dozers and 55 hand crews.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Levine Cava on Thursday announced an attempt at compromise by moving back about half of the chopper budget to the countywide tax, with the rest going back in 2026.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The game was tied 3-3 in the top of the seventh with one out and a runner on first base when Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson hit a weak chopper back over the pitcher’s mound.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Towel-waving involves an intricate flow of flips, curls, and twirls, each with its own name: helicopter, dirty copter, pizza, super8.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Rescuers aboard the copter plucked the hiker to safety from a riverbank, the helicopter touching down in a clearing where, even after his ordeal, the hiker was able to walk from the craft under his own power.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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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
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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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“Rotorcraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotorcraft. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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