Gyroplane

Burke Wilford, the gyroplane developer who had organized the 1938 Rotating Wing Aircraft Meeting, was now committed to the quest for the convertiplane himself. ❋ Richard Whittle (2010)

Since then, Wilford had built a gyroplane, a machine similar to an Autogiro, based on a design he had bought during a visit to Germany in the 1920s. ❋ Richard Whittle (2010)

Mr Morse died at Long Marston airfield near Stratford upon Avon on Monday following a collision with a gyroplane. ❋ Thatsnews (2009)

A gyroplane rotor is never powered in the air because it lacks a rear-stabilizing rotor like a helicopter. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Because as a gyroplane it is always in auto-rotate mode. ❋ Unknown (2005)

And the faster a traditional gyroplane flys, the faster the overhead rotor turns creating increasing drag. ❋ Unknown (2005)

"Let us see your gyroplane, I mean aeroscope -- whatever it is you call it," asked Kennedy. ❋ Unknown (1908)

Aviation authorities have previously been criticised for failing to investigate helicopter, gyroplane and ultra light aircraft accidents when there are no injuries or fatalities. ❋ Unknown (2010)

She holds an Airline Transport Pilot rating, multiengine and single-engine flight instructor ratings, as well as glider and gyroplane ratings. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On the contrary our future cities, because of the aerial eye, will be flat-topped, and two out of every three buildings will serve as some kind of landing area for a super-auto gyroplane or a transcontinental express. ❋ Matt Novak (2009)

A gyrocopter, also called an autogyro or gyroplane, is not a helicopter, said Chris Kurz, one of the pilots. ❋ Unknown (2009)