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Recent Examples of tilt-rotor
In addition, Sikorsky says its RBW design also helps tail-sitter or tilt-rotor aircraft and similar vehicles have smoother transitions from hovering to slow horizontal flight to cruising speeds.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Mar. 2025
By 2020, the design brief had morphed through a 12-rotor three-person contender called the Seraph to a tilt-rotor people carrier concept dubbed the VA-1X – which the company's Chief Engineer detailed in an interview shortly after the reveal.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 19 July 2024
Abe has reaffirmed Noda’s plan to buy 42 F-35 fighters and has announced his intention to purchase 17 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft and 52 amphibious assault vehicles.
—Michael Auslin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2016
Meanwhile, Boeing has built the V-22 Osprey that uses tilt-rotors to achieve higher flight speeds, though that is bulky and designed for air combat.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 15 May 2024
House investigators have called on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to explain problems with the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft and what the Pentagon is doing to ensure its safety following a series of crashes that have claimed dozens of service members’ lives.
—Doug Cameron, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2023
In addition, the aircraft sports 30 tilt-rotors and can fly at an elevation of 10,000 feet.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2023
Five other Marines were injured when the tilt-rotor plane went down with 23 personnel on board off the coast of Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory.
—Harold Maass, The Week, 27 Aug. 2023
This ultralight quality enables the M777 to be transportable via sling underneath a CH-47 Army Chinook or Marine Corps MV-22 tilt-rotor Osprey, or like cargo inside any of the Air Force’s airlift transport planes.
—Hope Hodge Seck, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Mar. 2025
By 2020, the design brief had morphed through a 12-rotor three-person contender called the Seraph to a tilt-rotor people carrier concept dubbed the VA-1X – which the company's Chief Engineer detailed in an interview shortly after the reveal.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 19 July 2024
Abe has reaffirmed Noda’s plan to buy 42 F-35 fighters and has announced his intention to purchase 17 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft and 52 amphibious assault vehicles.
—Michael Auslin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2016
Meanwhile, Boeing has built the V-22 Osprey that uses tilt-rotors to achieve higher flight speeds, though that is bulky and designed for air combat.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 15 May 2024
House investigators have called on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to explain problems with the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft and what the Pentagon is doing to ensure its safety following a series of crashes that have claimed dozens of service members’ lives.
—Doug Cameron, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2023
In addition, the aircraft sports 30 tilt-rotors and can fly at an elevation of 10,000 feet.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2023
Five other Marines were injured when the tilt-rotor plane went down with 23 personnel on board off the coast of Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory.
—Harold Maass, The Week, 27 Aug. 2023
This ultralight quality enables the M777 to be transportable via sling underneath a CH-47 Army Chinook or Marine Corps MV-22 tilt-rotor Osprey, or like cargo inside any of the Air Force’s airlift transport planes.
—Hope Hodge Seck, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilt-rotor
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Two members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) died in a gyroplane crash near Sirkan, a city in the Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchistan, on Monday according to the Fars News Agency.—
Michael D. Carroll AND Maya Mehrara,
Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2024
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An 83-year-old woman was killed in a gyroplane plane crash Saturday in Napoleon Township, police said.—
Jalen Williams,
Detroit Free Press,
4 Aug. 2024
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The ’Davis Gun’ was not successful in putting big guns on biplanes.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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As a biplane climbs to 8,500 feet, on a gloomy afternoon in April 1933, Swan’s daredevil plan is to leap from the metal hopper beneath the lower wing, drop through the clouds, and, at the precise moment the rocket in his backpack ignites, explode up into space.—
Howard Blum,
airmail.news,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2024
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Four years later, father and son took their first flight together in Warren, where a Ford trimotor was offering short trips to the public.—
Jamie Turner,
cleveland.com,
16 July 2019
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Dominican officials initially discussed having Henry, 74, fly to Santo Domingo before taking a helicopter across the border, a plan that had been briefed to U.S. and United Nations officials, perhaps using a rotorcraft with night vision for the mission.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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Light helicopters were first developed in the 1960s as part of a trend to create small, agile rotorcraft for observation, reconnaissance and the transport of troops into challenging terrains.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
2 Mar. 2025
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Located 70 miles off the coast of Key West, this remote national park is only accessible by ferry, seaplane, or personal boat.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025
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Florida’s lake towns brim with charm, especially in Lake County, home to the antiquing magnet of Mt. Dora and nearby Tavares, where seaplanes splash down on regular flight-seeing outings with Jones Brothers Air & Seaplane Tours.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
21 Feb. 2025
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The first that went into mass production was the autogiro, developed in 1923 by Juan de la Cierva in Spain.—
Edward C. Smith,
Discover Magazine,
18 July 2024
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In 1938, Congress approved legislation intended to rescue the autogiro industry.—
Alice George,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Jan. 2023
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Towards the nose, there's a front triplane wing, and a large S-duct with adaptive flaps built into the carbon fiber front hood to help things along.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2024
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Exhibits include fi rearms, artillery pieces, uniforms, armored vehicles, and even a Fokker triplane.—
Smithsonian,
Smithsonian,
26 May 2017
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The ongoing decline of birds signals a broader crisis in the natural world already documented in global losses in insects, amphibians, and other wildlife.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Here’s a fun, hands-on show from Thor’s Reptile Family featuring arthropods, amphibians, and reptiles of all sizes.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Orange County Register,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Tilt-rotor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tilt-rotor. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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