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Recent Examples of rotorcraft
The noise level measured was around 74 dBA in hover at 50-ft making this probably the quietest rotorcraft at this scale.
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Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Feb. 2026
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
Flight data captured by the website Flightradar24, mapped by Newsweek above, showed the rotorcraft departing US Davis Medical Center in a northerly direction before its signal is lost just before Highway 50.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Research into extra-planetary rotorcraft supports missions like Mars rotorcraft exploration and future planetary science breakthroughs.
—Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Feb. 2026
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
Flight data captured by the website Flightradar24, mapped by Newsweek above, showed the rotorcraft departing US Davis Medical Center in a northerly direction before its signal is lost just before Highway 50.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Research into extra-planetary rotorcraft supports missions like Mars rotorcraft exploration and future planetary science breakthroughs.
—Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotorcraft
Noun
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Running from the law Enforcement of the nudity ban has never been a high priority, but in March 1994 police rushed onto the beach in force, with a helicopter buzzing overhead.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Ballot boxes were being collected from remote mountain villages in the northern parts of the country using helicopters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Eagles strung together four consecutive hits, capped by Ty Mainolfi’s chopper down the third-base line going into left field for an RBI double before Nick Wang hit a three-run home run to left-center.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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For a couple of years in the late 1970s, Harley-Davidson made a café racer called the XLCR, which featured singular styling quite unlike the company's hefty choppers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2026
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Kiddos can fly in Rosie’s cheese-copter, sit in Ada’s thinking chair, build a bridge with Iggy, lead a movement with Sofia and tell stories through illustration with Aaron, according to the museum.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2026
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But the heroic racers managed to fix it in the dunes, with cargo straps, and the camera ‘copter got some epic footage of the thing clawing its way to the end of the stage.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
14 Jan. 2026
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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 Mar. 2026.
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