: an aircraft with two main supporting surfaces usually placed one above the other
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Only the pilot, who didn’t suffer injuries, was aboard the single-engine biplane, said a spokeswoman with the Federal Aviation Administration, which will investigate the incident alongside the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 25 June 2024
On the second day of the 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan war, the Armenian military posted a video of one of its surface-to-air missile systems shooting down a surprising enemy aircraft: an Antonov AN-2 biplane.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 3 June 2024
Not one to turn down an adventure, he got stranded in the North Pole for several days two years later when the Russian biplane carrying him and four others landed and partially sank through the ice.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
The museum also offers scenic flights in helicopters, vintage biplanes, and Cessnas.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 25 June 2024
On the second day of the 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan war, the Armenian military posted a video of one of its surface-to-air missile systems shooting down a surprising enemy aircraft: an Antonov AN-2 biplane.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 3 June 2024
Not one to turn down an adventure, he got stranded in the North Pole for several days two years later when the Russian biplane carrying him and four others landed and partially sank through the ice.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
The museum also offers scenic flights in helicopters, vintage biplanes, and Cessnas.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
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“Biplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biplane. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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biplane
noun
bi·plane
ˈbī-ˌplān 
: an airplane with two sets of wings usually placed one above the other
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