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Cal Fire has the largest civil aerial firefighting fleet in the world, including more than 60 fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.
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Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
Equipped with these sophisticated flight controllers, the fly-by-wire BlackFly is similar in that regard to the hobbyist drones that rely on processors and clever algorithms to avoid the tricky manipulations of sticks, levers, and pedals required to fly a traditional fixed- or rotary-wing aircraft.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2022
The Stinger, in service with more than 18 countries and the US armed forces, has scored more than 270 hits against fixed and rotary-wing aircraft.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
The centerpiece is a rotary-wing aircraft simulator/mock-up with a digital backbone architecture that allows plug and play flexibility for different capabilities and systems integration combinations.
—Eric Tegler, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
That facility had 150 workers who made sheet metal components and assemblies for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.
—Allie Morris, Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2020
Its fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft will be based out of Barbados and Guadeloupe respectively.
—Elizabeth Koh, miamiherald, 23 Sep. 2017
Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
Equipped with these sophisticated flight controllers, the fly-by-wire BlackFly is similar in that regard to the hobbyist drones that rely on processors and clever algorithms to avoid the tricky manipulations of sticks, levers, and pedals required to fly a traditional fixed- or rotary-wing aircraft.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Dec. 2022
The Stinger, in service with more than 18 countries and the US armed forces, has scored more than 270 hits against fixed and rotary-wing aircraft.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
The centerpiece is a rotary-wing aircraft simulator/mock-up with a digital backbone architecture that allows plug and play flexibility for different capabilities and systems integration combinations.
—Eric Tegler, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
That facility had 150 workers who made sheet metal components and assemblies for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.
—Allie Morris, Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2020
Its fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft will be based out of Barbados and Guadeloupe respectively.
—Elizabeth Koh, miamiherald, 23 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotary-wing aircraft
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On September 6 at Piasecki's West Helipad in Essington, Pennsylvania the autonomous rotorcraft made two tethered hover flights.David Szondy, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2024
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The rotorcraft is set to arrive at Saturn'’s moon Titan in 2034.Devika Rao, theweek, 31 May 2024
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With a substantial media presence witnessing the operation, a large Marine helicopter arrived to carry the pole after Phelan secured it to a cable and cut it off its mooring 17 stories above the ground.Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Given its light construction, the ship might serve as a helicopter or drone carrier for the China Coast Guard, which is increasingly deployed as a quasi-military force, Schuster said.Edward Szekeres and Brad Lendon, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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After running the tat through a database, Janko and Danny realize that Amelia's dad is Ramírez, and Danny rushes to the heliport to intercept Amelia before her dad gets her to the chopper.EW.com, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024
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Later, per the footage, the stretcher carrying the injured man was brought up into the chopper, followed by the rescue swimmer.David Chiu, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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The copter then returns to its base, so the probe can be removed and its contents analyzed.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2024
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The sport usually takes place in single-engine helicopters, as twin engines are too heavy; many C-suiters will have insurance policies that specifically preclude them from clambering into any single-engine copter, a Robinson, for example.Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
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Coordinating shades of green throughout the room helo tie together the area.Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
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As the attacker, Russia’s helicopters will be put in more vulnerable situations than Ukraine’s, as the helos are sent to areas where the enemy is expected to be dug in and waiting for them.Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 May 2023
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“Rotary-wing aircraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotary-wing%20aircraft. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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