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autogiro

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au·to·gi·ro / ˌôtōˈjīrō/ (also au·to·gy·ro) • n. (pl. -ros) a form of aircraft with freely rotating horizontal vanes and a propeller. It differs from a helicopter in that the vanes are not powered but rotate in the slipstream, propulsion being by a conventional mounted engine.

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