airplane
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The latest model, the Geran-5, looks more like a missile than a Shahed, which resembles a miniature delta-wing airplane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Newly declassified documents show that three years before 9/11, US intelligence officials were discussing the possibility that al-Qaeda "may fly an explosive airplane into a US city".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Boingo Wireless, which made me scream in airplane seat 34F many times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
GKN Aerospace, based in the United Kingdom, is a major international manufacturer of airplane parts, with plants in 12 countries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Also, a very precise clock has been observed to slow down ever so slightly when flown in an airplane at great speed.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Soybean oil becomes biodiesel and aviation fuel, powering school buses and commercial airplanes.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Congress has sometimes taken decades to enact rules for other revolutionary technologies, from electricity to airplanes.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
The other is a powerful exposé on the safety breaches that have caused deadly crashes and accidents on Boeing airplanes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Boeing is introducing changes to the manufacturing process that addresses the root cause of the unsafe condition on in-production airplanes, the FAA said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
After that they wished to fly airplanes, or be prizefighters, or preachers or dancers.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
