1) Autogiro 2) Autogyro
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A rotorcraft whose rotors are not engine-driven, except for initial starting, but are made to rotate by action of the air when the rotorcraft is moving and whose means of propulsion, usually a conventional propeller, is independent of the rotor system. Similar to AUTOGYRO.
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(from the article `helicopter`) ...were two significant steps forward. On September 29, the Breguet brothers, Louis and Jacques, under the guidance of the physiologist and aviation ...
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gyroplane 1. An aircraft with an unpowered, horizontally rotating propeller on a shaft above the fuselage that provides lift for the machine, with forward propulsion being provided by a conventional propeller: superseded in most applications by the helicopter. 2. An aircraft; such as, a helicopter or autogyro, equipped with wings that rotate aroun...
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A mechanically-driven aeroplane deriving its lift from the reaction of the air on one or more rotors freely rotating in a horizontal plane. This type of aircraft, of which the Autogiro is one example, should be clearly distinguished from the helicopter, in which the rotors are power-driven in normal flight.
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A rotorcraft whose rotors are not engine-driven, except for initial starting, but are made to rotate by action of the air when the rotorcraft is moving and whose means of propulsion, usually a conventional propeller, is independent of the rotor system. Similar to AUTOGYRO.
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