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
And even then loud environmental vibrations such as a low-flying airplane or a heavy truck passing are no more than faintly perceived.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 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
Boingo Wireless, which made me scream in airplane seat 34F many times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The airplane is probably the most exciting technological development of the early twentieth century.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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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
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
“This transaction is a win-win for Boeing and Archer,” said Brian Yutko, Boeing vice president of commercial airplanes product development, in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The United States promised European allies a fleet of airplanes to be powered by the new 410-horsepower, twelve-cylinder Liberty engine.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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