my uncle learned how to fly an airplane while serving in the air force
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Imprisoned Allied soldiers hid an entire airplane in the attic of Germany’s escape-proof Colditz Castle.—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025 The landing gear must be positioned correctly in order to fit back into the airplane’s fuselage, said John Goglia, a former member of the National Transportation Safety Board.—Mika Gröndahl, New York Times, 28 June 2025 Photograph: Getty Images Not so long ago, direct aisle access along with the ability to lie horizontally were the hallmarks of comfort on airplanes if on entering you happened to be turning right and not left.—Jenny Southan, Wired News, 28 June 2025 Another post from Wednesday shows the interior of an airplane and says Irish influencer Harry Sisson was spotted on a flight.—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for airplane
: a fixed-wing heavier-than-air aircraft that is driven by a propeller or by a forceful stream of gases backward and is supported by the reaction of the air against its wings
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