rotorcraft
[ roh-ter-kraft, -krahft ]
noun
a rotary-wing aircraft.
Origin of rotorcraft
1- Also called rotor plane .
Words Nearby rotorcraft
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How to use rotorcraft in a sentence
Since then, the experimental rotorcraft has taken 28 more flights, far surpassing expectations.
NASA’s new Sample Recovery Helicopters will make flying on Mars less ‘boring’ | Eva Botkin-Kowacki | August 5, 2022 | Popular-ScienceAfter the rotorcraft proved to be a success, the engineers began to study whether helicopters might be the best option for fetching the samples cached by Perseverance.
NASA’s new Sample Recovery Helicopters will make flying on Mars less ‘boring’ | Eva Botkin-Kowacki | August 5, 2022 | Popular-ScienceIn the 1950s and 1960s, the Department of Defense explored single-pilot rotorcraft that featured soldiers standing on a platform above spinning blades.
With 18 rotors, the Hexa aircraft has room for just one passenger | Kelsey D. Atherton | July 29, 2022 | Popular-ScienceThat military rotorcraft definitely falls under the category of Russia making something.
Obama: Russia ‘Doesn’t Make Anything’ (Except for These Weapons He Buys) | Asawin Suebsaeng | August 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
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