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Recent Examples of rotorcraft
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.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Unlike rotorcraft drones, bird-like machines could blend efficiency with stealth, navigating turbulent conditions more naturally.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Research into extra-planetary rotorcraft supports missions like Mars rotorcraft exploration and future planetary science breakthroughs.
—Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 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
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Unlike rotorcraft drones, bird-like machines could blend efficiency with stealth, navigating turbulent conditions more naturally.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Research into extra-planetary rotorcraft supports missions like Mars rotorcraft exploration and future planetary science breakthroughs.
—Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotorcraft
Noun
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The same outlet reported that the two previously had a heated exchange on board the presidential helicopter.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
27 Oct. 2025
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Their efforts have included agents rappelling from Black Hawk helicopters to raid an apartment building in the middle of the night and masked agents chasing people in the heart of Chicago's Mexican community.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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The county will get the chopper up to Cal Fire specifications, the same as those used in Los Angeles County, Orange County and the city of San Diego.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Oct. 2025
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The single-engine, light utility chopper — sometimes flown for touring and shuttle services — has been involved in more than 100 crashes since 2004, according to the Aviation Safety Network, including those under its affiliated name, the EC130.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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That engine takes the copter to a cruising speed of a 62 mph (100 km/h).—
Ben Coxworth
October 21,
New Atlas,
21 Oct. 2025
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To avoid competition for charters, many have invested in personal ‘copters for the regular trip, says Jim Rohrstaff of Legacy Partners, which developed Te Arai Links.—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
11 Sep. 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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