: an aircraft with two main supporting surfaces usually placed one above the other
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Their modest aircraft, a wooden biplane made of spruce and ash covered by cotton muslin, was open to the outside air.
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Biplane Transfer with Optional Commentary by Director Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise—Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie discuss the challenges of filming the highly technical and extremely dangerous biplane transfer stunt at high altitudes.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
In an exclusive preview of bonus content from the film's digital release today, Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie break down the actioner's pivotal biplane battle between Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and the villainous Gabriel (Esai Morales).
—EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The A-list actor and his director, Christopher McQuarrie, reveal during the movie’s climactic plane sequence that the joints in Cruise’s fingers separated from the sheer force the actor had to battle while dangling off the side of a biplane and holding onto the strap of a seat belt.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 19 Aug. 2025
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
Biplane Transfer with Optional Commentary by Director Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise—Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie discuss the challenges of filming the highly technical and extremely dangerous biplane transfer stunt at high altitudes.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
In an exclusive preview of bonus content from the film's digital release today, Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie break down the actioner's pivotal biplane battle between Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and the villainous Gabriel (Esai Morales).
—EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The A-list actor and his director, Christopher McQuarrie, reveal during the movie’s climactic plane sequence that the joints in Cruise’s fingers separated from the sheer force the actor had to battle while dangling off the side of a biplane and holding onto the strap of a seat belt.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Biplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biplane. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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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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