gyroplane
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gyroplane
Example Sentences
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Its two-seat gyroplane road vehicle Liberty, which has a maximum speed of 180 km/h and a flying range of 400 km, received approval for use on European roads this year.
From Reuters ● Dec. 3, 2021
A two-seat gyroplane, which has rotors like a helicopter, had been cleared for a touch-and-go landing on the same runway, which runs east to west.
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2020
Mormon bishop Steve Cottle says the family is experiencing a tragic rerun of Corry Clarke’s 2002 death in a gyroplane.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2017
Should its engine fail in flight, the gyroplane can float safely to earth under its whirling rotor, much like a Cracker Jack toy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Began experimenting June, 1906, and in July, 1908, his gyroplane flew 20 yards at a height of 14 feet.
From Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 by Various
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