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Ohio has offered a piece of fabric from the wings of the airplane built by Wilbur and Orville Wright, the pioneers who made aviation history in 1903 with the first powered, sustained flight.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

During World War II, the DuPont company turned its scientific and manufacturing capacity to national service, producing munitions, nylon parachutes, Lucite airplane turrets, and many other products for the war effort.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

“I think we were getting off the airplane in France and the president said, ‘I want him to do what’s best.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

That means they have about five times more cargo space than an airplane, but are five times smaller in length than a typical container ship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

He squatted down right there on the carpet to look at the airplane close up.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

After a "low-rate initial production" at Everett, the "North Line will help enable the 737 MAX program to reach 52 airplanes a month," according to a Boeing handout.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

People celebrated on roofs, on fire escapes, at watch parties in parks and bars, at Radio City Music Hall, atop buses, on the balconies of Times Square hotels, on airplanes and in subway cars.

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026

“Some of these airplanes are literally twice the age of the pilots who fly them,” said Ross Aimer, a retired United Airlines pilot and CEO of Aero Consulting Experts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Enterprise, meanwhile, was flown on those custom airplanes to John F. Kennedy International Airport and then traveled by barge to Manhattan’s Intrepid Museum in 2012.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

I drew him standing in our dining room, with Papa and his friends sitting around the table, launching paper airplanes at him.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys