autogiro
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Stuffed with sumo wrestling; trap doors; an autogiro equipped with flamethrowers and missiles; a piranha pool; and, of course, a rocket base hidden inside a volcano, “You Only Live Twice” wasn’t exactly an actor’s breakthrough.
From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2020
Often Governor Earle works at his Harrisburg office in the morning, then climbs into his autogiro after lunch, takes the controls, flies away to speak in a distant part of the State.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Bureau of Air Commerce showed its Pitcairn readable autogiro.
From Time Magazine Archive
Engine failure by itself is not too serious, since a helicopter with a dead rotor acts like an autogiro and windmills down to earth.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last fortnight, also, the French Flyer Massot flew an autogiro from Paris to Troyes, 86 miles, in one hour.
From Time Magazine Archive
