Examples of monoplane in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Wright brothers knew that a monoplane may have less drag, but a biplane was stronger. — Walter J. Boyne And Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics, 23 May 2021 His Citabria monoplane had grazed the ground, smashing the craft’s landing gear. — oregonlive, 23 Sep. 2020 In 1912, aviator Harriet Quimby, 37, was killed along with her passenger, William Willard, when they were thrown out of Quimby’s monoplane at the Third Annual Boston Aviation Meet. — BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2020 Pearse's bamboo monoplane made a textbook takeoff from his South Canterbury farm on March 31, 1903. — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Dec. 2019 In 1937, millionaire Howard Hughes set a transcontinental air record by flying his monoplane from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, in 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds. — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2020 Under Wallace’s engineering, a new high-wing monoplane design soon began rolling out of Cessna factories. — Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics, 17 Oct. 2019 Today and tomorrow the monoplane will be given additional tests at the North Island naval air station. — sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 Apr. 2018 While mechanics were grooming his monoplane for the night flight over part of the southwestern states. — sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 May 2018 See More

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