A rotary wing aircraft, such as a helicopter or autogiro.
旋翼机；旋翼飞行器；直升（飞）机
Example sentencesExamples
More rotorcraft fly the skies above the big Brazilian metropolis than anywhere else in South America.
The manufacturers recommended that only pilots with over 500 hours flying experience of rotorcraft use the R22 for aerial photography.
Looking farther into the future, the Army has a requirement for and has begun concept development of a future utility rotorcraft equipped with an advanced gas turbine engine.
Whichever company wins the contract is regarded as a shoo-in for a much larger Pentagon order for 200 or more search-and-rescue rotorcraft.
They have also tested fully autonomous landings and semi-autonomous take-offs for the gas-powered rotorcraft.
Definition of rotorcraft in US English:
rotorcraft
nounˈrōdərˌkraftˈroʊdərˌkræft
A rotary-wing aircraft, such as a helicopter or autogiro.
旋翼机；旋翼飞行器；直升（飞）机
Example sentencesExamples
Looking farther into the future, the Army has a requirement for and has begun concept development of a future utility rotorcraft equipped with an advanced gas turbine engine.
The manufacturers recommended that only pilots with over 500 hours flying experience of rotorcraft use the R22 for aerial photography.
They have also tested fully autonomous landings and semi-autonomous take-offs for the gas-powered rotorcraft.
More rotorcraft fly the skies above the big Brazilian metropolis than anywhere else in South America.
Whichever company wins the contract is regarded as a shoo-in for a much larger Pentagon order for 200 or more search-and-rescue rotorcraft.