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Recent Examples of rotorcraft
The result is an uncrewed rotorcraft intended as a high-utility, low-cost helicopter for both commercial and military applications.
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David Szondy
march 11, New Atlas, 11 Mar. 2026
At the time, the team, made up of students and graduates, created a full-scale 550-lb rotorcraft capable of lifting a 200-lb payload on a modest USD 320,000 budget.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
The noise level measured was around 74 dBA in hover at 50-ft making this probably the quietest rotorcraft at this scale.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Feb. 2026
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.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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David Szondy
march 11, New Atlas, 11 Mar. 2026
At the time, the team, made up of students and graduates, created a full-scale 550-lb rotorcraft capable of lifting a 200-lb payload on a modest USD 320,000 budget.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
The noise level measured was around 74 dBA in hover at 50-ft making this probably the quietest rotorcraft at this scale.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Feb. 2026
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.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotorcraft
Noun
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Armored vehicles, police horses, dogs, drones and helicopters were deployed along with at least 4,000 officers as the Metropolitan Police aims to avoid clashes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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All 11 passengers and the pilot survived and were rescued by an Air Force helicopter that was airborne in the area.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Mullins, who stole second and took third on Feduccia’s out, sprinted home on Taylor Walls’ weak chopper to first.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 May 2026
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Cannes Film Festival president Iris Knobloch and Golden Globes president Helen Hoehne will be honored at an intimate lunch, which the lucky few who made the guest list will access by way of private chopper.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Carroll was eventually flown to a hospital by a medical copter.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The copter was operated by Airborne Aviation, which does sightseeing tours of Kauai’s canyons, shoreline and waterfalls.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There's no, 'Hey, run back to the helo.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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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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“Rotorcraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotorcraft. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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