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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

Result in 1920 was the first autogiro, which did not fly.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Bureau of Air Commerce showed its Pitcairn readable autogiro.

From Time Magazine Archive