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
On the morning of Sept. 11, he saw the second airplane hit the South Tower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
When my yearlong tenure ended, I boarded my flight and soon was gazing out the airplane window over the Rockies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
He squatted down right there on the carpet to look at the airplane close up.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
Soybean oil becomes biodiesel and aviation fuel, powering school buses and commercial airplanes.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
He could also recite statistics on the percentage of Iran’s missiles, ships, airplanes, etc., we’ve destroyed in the six-month war.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 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
A Boeing spokesperson said that the company has been working with aircraft operators over the past six years after identifying the issue on 737 New Generation airplanes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Overhead, we heard the drone of airplanes, and we all looked up.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
