airplane
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"The pilots remain in control of the airplane," Bedford said of the new software defect.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration told airplane passengers to check its website for travel updates, telling AFP there is "always a chance for restrictions depending on the weather."
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
I was required to turn off location services on my phone and place it in airplane mode.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Pilots could vent buoyant gas, release water carried for ballast or adjust the angle of elevators on the tail, which operated like those on an airplane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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
The kinds of actuators currently made at scale in the U.S. are designed for airplanes or cars, experts say.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
One day, equity markets are drunk on the prospect that artificial intelligence will cure cancer, improve on Shakespeare and make airplanes take off on time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Soybean oil becomes biodiesel and aviation fuel, powering school buses and commercial airplanes.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Overhead, airplanes screech across a fat blue sky in a hurry to who knows where.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The other teams were too busy debating the design of their paper airplanes to pay them much attention.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
