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gyroplane

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gyroplane: see autogiro autogiro or gyroplane , type of aircraft supported in the air by a horizontally mounted airfoil similar to that of a helicopter but unpowered. Invented by the Spaniard Juan de la Cierva, it was first flown successfully in Jan., 1923, in Spain.
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gyroplane [′jī·rō‚plān]
(aerospace engineering)
A rotorcraft whose rotors are not power-driven.
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