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autogiro

[aw-tuh-jahy-roh] / ˌɔ təˈdʒaɪ roʊ /
NOUN
helicopter
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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

Over Middleburg, Pa. Pennsylvania's 45-year-old Governor George Howard Earle buzzed about alone in his own autogiro to complete the 50 hours of solo flying necessary for a license.

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

Another guest, Charles T. Otto, offered to fly him and a girl friend back across Lake Michigan's tip to Chicago in 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




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