Rotorcraft

thumb|A Bell 47 helicopter, an early example of a powered rotorcraft

mission planned by NASA to explore Saturn's moon Titan with a robotic aircraft

type of helicopter rotor

type of rotation configuration for helicopter rotor blades

airplane

1954 experimental compound gyroplane model by McDonnell Aircraft

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1955 experimental direct-lift rotor aircraft model by Hiller Aircraft

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thumb|Cyclone-2020 during the Army (International Military-Technical Forum)|Armiya 2021 exhibition thumb|Concept drawing of a cyclogyro The cyclogyro, or cyclocopter, is an aircraft configuration that uses a horizontal-axis cyclorotor as a rotor wing to provide lift and, sometimes, also propulsion and control. In principle, the cyclogyro is capable of vertical take off and landing and hovering performance, like a helicopter, while potentially benefiting from some of the advantages of a fixed-wing aircraft.

thumb|upright|The French Snecma Coléoptère, which gave its name to the coleopter category