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Recent Examples of biplane
The biplane shoot almost didn’t happen.
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Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
During that film's climactic biplane battle between Cruise's Ethan Hunt and Esai Morales' villainous Gabriel, Cruise dangles mid-air from a seatbelt as the plane flips upside down.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
Since the biplane had been the basis of standard airplane design until that point, the M-1 and following single-wing designs were referenced as monoplanes for a number of years.
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Eric Duvall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
The Utopia of the Seas itself features non-JoJo amenities like ice-skating shows, a full casino, and a biplane over the ship’s boardwalk.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
10 Dec. 2025
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Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
During that film's climactic biplane battle between Cruise's Ethan Hunt and Esai Morales' villainous Gabriel, Cruise dangles mid-air from a seatbelt as the plane flips upside down.
—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
Since the biplane had been the basis of standard airplane design until that point, the M-1 and following single-wing designs were referenced as monoplanes for a number of years.
—
Eric Duvall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
The Utopia of the Seas itself features non-JoJo amenities like ice-skating shows, a full casino, and a biplane over the ship’s boardwalk.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biplane
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Design, safety, and range Matrix uses a lift-and-cruise compound wing design with a triplane layout and a six-arm structure.
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Towards the nose, there's a front triplane wing, and a large S-duct with adaptive flaps built into the carbon fiber front hood to help things along.
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The main way to reach the beach is by boat or seaplane, according to the study, but travelers shouldn't expect to find restaurants, bars, or beach clubs.
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The only way to arrive is by boat or seaplane.
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The crash was reminiscent of a 1979 crash in Chicago involving a DC-10, which was the predecessor of the trimotor jet that crashed in Louisville.
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The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.
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On June 5, founder and chief test pilot Miguel Iturmendi conducted a series of short test flights at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in central Florida aboard a modified Pipistrel Taurus motor glider designated as the Helios Horizon.
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Miguel Iturmendi carried out a series of short test flights at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in central Florida on June 5, taking to the skies in a modified Pipistrel Taurus motor glider that the team has simply called the Helios Horizon.
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Whether racing dune buggies along the Massachusetts coast, piloting a yellow sailplane, or sharing a silent chess match with Faye Dunaway, his shades were always front and center.
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The same tendency also affects drones, with the original $1 million Predator, a simple uncrewed sailplane with a camera, morphing into the $22 million Reaper.
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But even this species showed signs of direct development, with gradually ossifying bones rather than undergoing an abrupt, amphibian-like metamorphosis.
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Seven-year-old Kyron Horman stood proudly next to his presentation on red-eyed tree frogs, with his homemade tri-fold poster bursting with shades of green and glued-on diagrams of the amphibian’s life cycle.
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“Biplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biplane. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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