an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller
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gyroplane::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | autogiro, autogyro |
| Type of | heavier-than-air craft |
Examples of gyroplane
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McCulloch's twin-boom J-2 gyroplane can virtually duplicate the performance of a helicopter.
From the time.com
He even constructed a small-engine gyroplane that he flew around his neighborhood in Ontario, Wayne County.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Between the lift and push, the gyroplane becomes airborne.
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A gyroplane is both fixed-wing and rotary-wing.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Should its engine fail in flight, the gyroplane can float safely to earth under its whirling rotor, much like a Cracker Jack toy.
From the time.com
In the absence of European standards for gyroplane, balloon, and airship pilots, the CAA licenses these according to the original UK PPL standard.
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Browse dozens of expert tips, from rural pubs with rooms to campsites with glorious views, and a video filmed from the cockpit of a gyroplane for a bird's eye view of the fells.
From the guardian.co.uk
McDonald's world was upended by the sudden death of her father, a retired school administrator and experienced pilot who was flying an experimental gyroplane that suffered mechanical failure.
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- Autogiro: an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller
- An autogyro, also known as gyroplane, gyrocopter, or rotaplane, is a type of rotorcraft which uses an unpowered rotor in autorotation to develop lift, and an engine-powered propeller, similar to that of a fixed-wing aircraft, to provide thrust. ...
- An aircraft whose lift is developed by the rotor blade system using the principles of autorotation.
- A rotorcraft whose rotors are not engine-driven, except for initial starting, but are made to rotate by action of the air when the rotorcraft is moving and whose means of propulsion, usually a conventional propeller, is independent of the rotor system. Similar to AUTOGYRO.
- A gyroplane, also referred to as a autogyro, is a type of rotorcraft invented by Juan de la Cierva in 1919, making its first successful flight on 9 January 1923, at Cuatro Vientos Airfield in Madrid. Similar to helicopters, autogyros use a rotor to develop lift. ...
