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Recent Examples of airframe
The force of the blasts cut the plane’s control cables and damaged its airframe.
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Linda Dudik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
By studying the images, engineers can confirm and enhance the sonic-boom-deadening properties for the XB-1's airframe.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025
The Pentagon bans on Chinese components don’t extend to parts like airframes, engines and batteries, but relying on them can still be risky.
—David Jeans, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The jet is thought to be a sixth-generation aircraft, incorporating the latest stealth technology, avionics and powerplant and airframe engineering.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
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Linda Dudik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
By studying the images, engineers can confirm and enhance the sonic-boom-deadening properties for the XB-1's airframe.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025
The Pentagon bans on Chinese components don’t extend to parts like airframes, engines and batteries, but relying on them can still be risky.
—David Jeans, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The jet is thought to be a sixth-generation aircraft, incorporating the latest stealth technology, avionics and powerplant and airframe engineering.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
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According to the report, electrical power line installers make over $85,000 a year, and aircraft mechanics technicians have an average annual salary of $76,260.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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The aircraft involved, an Airbus A319 operated by the low-cost Spanish airline Volotea, was preparing to takeoff from Bergamo for Asturias, in northern Spain, when the incident occurred Tuesday morning, CBS News reported.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
8 July 2025
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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
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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
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The Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial in La Jolla and San Diego Nice Guys presented a $50,000 donation to the Armed Services YMCA on June 25 to go to families who lost vehicles when a plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood filled with military families early May 22.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Jim actually flew the plane, and Marilyn sat in the back serving coffee.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
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As a result, according to Cheever, every man, woman, child, and ship’s mate on the Mayflower was provisioned a full gallon of beer per day for their grueling ocean crossing.—
James Dodson
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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Baltimore fired Brandon Hyde in May, parting ways with a manager who had overseen a top-to-bottom rebuild but one who couldn’t right the ship dating to midway through the 2024 season.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
7 July 2025
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On the night of October 13, 1915, a German airship known as L.13 dropped 12 bombs over the St. Catherine’s area, one of which struck Loquats, damaging the house along with several neighboring properties.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
16 June 2025
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Officers also arrested a person on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer and took another person into custody for allegedly discharging a laser at an LAPD airship, authorities said.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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Nanook has toured Greenland by boat, plane, helicopter, dog sled and snowmobile.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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When Benedict departed the Vatican, his helicopter landed at the villa, and Francis greeted him there less than a month later.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2025
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“Airframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airframe. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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