airplane
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"Whenever I looked at the sky I imagined myself flying an airplane and seeing the world from above. I wanted to fly freely and experience a world without limits," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
I’m in my airplane outfit, no makeup and a backwards hat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
This month, Eve achieved its first transition flight, showing its prototype can take off vertically like a helicopter and move into flight like an airplane, which is one of the most challenging phases of development.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
The FAA has sharply limited the mixing of airplane and helicopter traffic around Reagan airport since a deadly midair collision there on Jan. 29, 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Clutched in one fat starfish of a hand was the plastic airplane which had come with its Happy Meal.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
The total company backlog, which rose to a record $715 billion, included over 6,200 commercial airplanes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
The infants were probably exposed to measles “during international travel, whether in airports, airplanes or otherwise while abroad,” the state Department of Public Health told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“We’ll be doing the modifications of the airplanes that are already built,” the Boeing CEO said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Helicopters are significantly more likely to be damaged by bird strikes than airplanes, and are also more likely to lead to injuries to crew or passengers, according to evidence previously cited by the NTSB.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
The Wright brothers had made their first flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903, less than eleven years earlier, and by 1914 airplanes were still simple and few.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
