autogyro
- a variation of autogiro.
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The Archive explained that Earhart had just completed a transcontinental flight in an autogyro plane and was on her way back east when she made the stop in Dallas.
From Fox News ● Aug. 19, 2020
An autogyro is an aircraft that has a horizontally rotating propeller on a shaft above the fuselage to provide lift and a conventional propeller to provide propulsion.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 5, 2015
Ken Wallis in "Little Nellie", the autogyro used in You Only Live Twice The autogyro which featured in the James Bond film, You Only Live Twice, was built and piloted by RAF veteran .
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2013
Favourite gadget: Little Nellie, Ken Wallis's autogyro, something that looks like it was invented for a Bond movie even though it wasn't.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 4, 2012
Gee, wouldn’t it be great if he had an autogyro and could land in our back yard?”
From Famous Flyers And Their Famous Flights by Grayson, J. J.
