flying machine
Example Sentences
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Yet in some ways, Pivotal’s technology is even more audacious, in that it puts a human pilot—potentially a squirmy, Earth-hugging rookie like me—squarely into the control loop of a flying machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Gannon-Doak is Scotland's flying machine, the man-child who was supposed to scare the wits out of the Greeks with his speed and his daring, and electrify Hampden with his personality.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
In the Ethiopian Air crash, this angle of attack reading jumped from about 12° to 74.5° in less than a second, which would clearly be physically impossible for a flying machine weighing over 100,000 pounds.
From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2024
Last year, that slot was occupied by the lean, mean flying machine “Plane,” starring Gerard Butler.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
At nearly 800 feet long and 110 feet high, it was the largest flying machine ever crafted.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
