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Recent Examples of rotorcraft
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.
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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
Research into extra-planetary rotorcraft supports missions like Mars rotorcraft exploration and future planetary science breakthroughs.
—Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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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
Research into extra-planetary rotorcraft supports missions like Mars rotorcraft exploration and future planetary science breakthroughs.
—Mike Hirschberg, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotorcraft
Noun
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President Richard Nixon walked on the beach and flew over the slick in a helicopter.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Rescue helicopters rarely fly unprotected while on a mission.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Giants third baseman Matt Chapman made a quick play on a chopper from Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts in the bottom of the fifth inning.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The second video shows the Apache turning to face Rock as a second chopper zooms by in the background.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
31 Mar. 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
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The Easter Bunny will fly in via copter, then hand out eggs to children.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 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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Inspired as a child by the supersonic helo on the television series Airwolf, Hill spent 25 years planning the HX50 before unveiling a rendering in 2020.—
J. George Gorant,
Robb Report,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Rotorcraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotorcraft. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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