Definition of Rotorcraft

1. Noun. Any aircraft that obtains its lift from rotors. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rotorcraft

1. [n ROTORCRAFT]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rotorcraft

rotodomes
rotodynamic
rotogravure
rotogravures
rotolo
rotolos
rotometers
rotomolded
rotomoulded
roton
rotor
rotor blade
rotor coil
rotor head
rotor shaft
rotorcraft (current term)
rotorcrafts
rotors
rotos
rotoscoliosis
rotoscope
rotoscoped
rotoscopes
rotoscopic
rotoscoping
rototill
rototilled
rototiller
rototillers
rototilling

Literary usage of Rotorcraft

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics: Foundation for the Future by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"C8 Structural innovations for high-speed rotorcraft Recently, NASA conducted a systematic preliminary design study (Johnson et al., 2006) on a high-speed, ..."

2. The Small Business Innovation Research Program: The First Decade (1993)
"On this effort, basic requirements were established for a comprehensive microcomputer-based "analytical" simulation of multi-rotorcraft air-to-ground combat ..."

3. Petroleum Marketing Annual (1992)Technology (1994)
"PILOTS The total rotorcraft pilot population includes pilots who are certificated to operate only rotorcraft (helicopters and gyrocopters) and those that ..."

4. FAA Aerospace Forecasts: Fiscal Years 2000-2011edited by Robert L. Bowles edited by Robert L. Bowles (2000)
"In 1998, the number of active turbine rotorcraft (4881) was up by 7.8 percent over the previous ... There were 2545 active piston rotorcraft, a 12.7 percent ..."

5. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"Research expertise includes: rotorcraft aeroelasticity; dynamics; vibrations; metal and composite structures; fatigue and fracture; rotorcraft ..."

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