Definitions for gyroplane
ˈdʒaɪ rəˌpleɪngy·ro·plane

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1. autogiro, autogyro, gyroplanenoun

   an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller

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1. gyroplanenoun

   Any aircraft that obtains lift from rotating blades; an autogyro

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1. gyroplane

   An autogyro (from Greek αὐτός and γύρος, "self-turning"), also known as a gyroplane, is a type of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift. Forward thrust is provided independently, by an engine-driven propeller. While similar to a helicopter rotor in appearance, the autogyro's rotor must have air flowing across the rotor disc to generate rotation, and the air flows upwards through the rotor disc rather than down. The autogyro was invented by Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva in an attempt to create an aircraft that could fly safely at low speeds. He first flew one on 9 January 1923, at Cuatro Vientos Airfield in Madrid. The aircraft resembled the fixed-wing aircraft of the day, with a front-mounted engine and propeller. De la Cierva's autogyro is considered the predecessor of the modern helicopter.The success of the autogyro garnered the interest of industrialists and under license from de la Cierva in the 1920s and 1930s, the Pitcairn & Kellett companies made further innovations. Late-model autogyros patterned after Etienne Dormoy's Buhl A-1 Autogyro and Igor Bensen's designs feature a rear-mounted engine and propeller in a pusher configuration. The term Autogiro was a trademark of the Cierva Autogiro Company, and the term "Gyrocopter" (derived from helicopter) was used by E. Burke Wilford who developed the Reiseler Kreiser feathering rotor equipped gyroplane in the first half of the twentieth century. The latter term was later adopted as a trademark by Bensen Aircraft.

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1. gyroplane

   A gyroplane, also known as an autogyro or gyrocopter, is a type of rotorcraft that uses an unpowered rotor in free autorotation to develop lift, and an engine-powered propeller, similar to that of a fixed-wing aircraft, to provide thrust. While similar to a helicopter rotor in appearance, the autogyro's rotor must have air flowing across the rotor disc to generate rotation, which in turn generates lift. The gyroplane is different from a helicopter in that the rotor of the helicopter is powered by the engine and provides lift and thrust.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gyroplane in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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   The numerical value of gyroplane in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gyroplane
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gyroplane
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyroplane
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