airplane

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On Thursday, the damaged airplane was towed away, and authorities said they were working to reopen the runway where the collision took place "no later than Friday morning".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Engineers spend months designing physical things — airplane wings, chips, drug molecules, robots or car parts — and before building them, they need to test them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

For example, its technology might be able to simulate how air flows around an airplane wing, or predict exactly where a metal part will crack under pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Mr. Buruma recounts one contemporary joke: “An airplane carrying Hitler, Goering, and Goebbels crashes. All three are killed. Who is saved? Answer: The German people.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

They stood up, and she adjusted his body in a position called warrior pose, using her foot to bend his front knee more and her hand to help straighten his arms out like an airplane.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste