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Recent Examples of rotorcraft
Footage of the test depicts submunitions tearing into the rotorcraft and vehicles.
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David Axe, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Monday’s raid amounted to a month’s worth of rotorcraft destruction.
—David Axe, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Dominican officials initially discussed having Henry, 74, fly to Santo Domingo before taking a helicopter across the border, a plan that had been briefed to U.S. and United Nations officials, perhaps using a rotorcraft with night vision for the mission.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Light helicopters were first developed in the 1960s as part of a trend to create small, agile rotorcraft for observation, reconnaissance and the transport of troops into challenging terrains.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2025
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David Axe, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Monday’s raid amounted to a month’s worth of rotorcraft destruction.
—David Axe, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Dominican officials initially discussed having Henry, 74, fly to Santo Domingo before taking a helicopter across the border, a plan that had been briefed to U.S. and United Nations officials, perhaps using a rotorcraft with night vision for the mission.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Light helicopters were first developed in the 1960s as part of a trend to create small, agile rotorcraft for observation, reconnaissance and the transport of troops into challenging terrains.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotorcraft
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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
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President Donald Trump can be seen speaking to reporters before boarding the Marine One presidential helicopter and departing the White House on June 24 in Washington, D.C.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 3 Jul. 2025.
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