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Recent Examples of rotorcraft
New Frontiers Part of NASA’s New Frontiers program, Dragonfly is an ambitious mission to deploy a rotorcraft lander — a kind of drone — to the surface of the second-largest moon in the solar system.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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
The rotorcraft is set to arrive at Saturn'’s moon Titan in 2034.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 31 May 2024
Join us for a live talk to learn how Ingenuity’s team used resourcefulness and creativity to transform the rotorcraft from a successful tech demo into a helpful scout for the Perseverance rover, ultimately proving the value of aerial exploration for future interplanetary missions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2024
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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
The rotorcraft is set to arrive at Saturn'’s moon Titan in 2034.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 31 May 2024
Join us for a live talk to learn how Ingenuity’s team used resourcefulness and creativity to transform the rotorcraft from a successful tech demo into a helpful scout for the Perseverance rover, ultimately proving the value of aerial exploration for future interplanetary missions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotorcraft
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But neighbors can take heart that among the conditions are: No helicopter landings, no gambling, no animal circuses.Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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The rescue group also highlighted the incident should serve as a reminder that a search mission could take longer if a helicopter team is grounded.David Chiu, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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If your resolution is to incorporate more vegetables into your diet but don’t have the time or patience to prep all of them by hand, this chopper handles the work for you.Rachel Trujillo, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2025
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From an efficient vegetable chopper to a salad spinner for quickly rinsing greens, this is the time to stock your kitchen with tools to make healthy eating easier and faster in the new year.Lizzy Briskin, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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The little copter that could lasted well beyond its mission parameters and the expectations of its operators.Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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The crash, later found by the National Transportation Safety Board to have been caused by explosives used in the scene detonating too close to the low-flying copter, killed actor Vic Morrow and child actors Renee Shin-Yi Chen and Myca Dinh Le.Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 31 Dec. 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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“Rotorcraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotorcraft. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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