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Autogiros

Scope note

Use for aircraft with unpowered horizontally placed rotors which provide lift, akin to those on helicopters, and conventional engine-driven propellers that pull the vehicles forward, as on airplanes.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000216076

Broader Terms used

rotary-wing aircraft

Term used for

autogyro
autogyros
gyroplanes

Equivalent Terms used

autogiro

Created

13yrs ago

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