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
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
Result in 1920 was the first autogiro, which did not fly.
From Time Magazine Archive
Two days later he took a flying examination, became the first U. S. Governor to get a license to pilot an autogiro.
From Time Magazine Archive
While flying for Beechnut Products she made headlines by cracking up an autogiro, nearest thing to a foolproof aircraft.
From Time Magazine Archive
