airplane
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Ohio has offered a piece of fabric from the wings of the airplane built by Wilbur and Orville Wright, the pioneers who made aviation history in 1903 with the first powered, sustained flight.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
“I think we were getting off the airplane in France and the president said, ‘I want him to do what’s best.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
More prosperity: Active noise cancellation has gotten good enough to muffle airplane noise and it’s almost there for human voices in offices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Firefighters responded to a small airplane crash at the Whiteman Airport in Pacoima, a wreck caused by faulty landing gear within the aircraft, airport officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
The buzz of the airplane receded in the damp, windy distance.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Two fixed-wing airplanes arrived on scene rapidly and dropped flame retardant around the perimeter of the blaze, while three helicopters dropped water from above, according to Ventura County Fire spokesperson Andrew Dowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
"Our focus is on delivering two exceptional Air Force One airplanes for the country."
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Carmakers produced airplanes, and food canners made ammunition boxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
People celebrated on roofs, on fire escapes, at watch parties in parks and bars, at Radio City Music Hall, atop buses, on the balconies of Times Square hotels, on airplanes and in subway cars.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
If you’d asked me about Nazi Germany, I would have remembered swastikas on tanks and airplanes from World War II movies.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
