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In recent times, the show’s numbers — to say nothing of its cultural relevance — have been on the same spiraling trajectory as that biplane Cruise dangled from in the latest Mission: Impossible movie.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025 -
On Thursday, Paramount unveiled new behind-the-scenes footage of the stunt, which occurs in the film after Cruise's Ethan Hunt goes toe-to-toe with Gabriel (Esai Morales) in a high-flying biplane sequence where Ethan transfers from one airplane to another.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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Hundreds of boats are docked in the water just behind the hotel and seaplanes at one of the neighboring slips invite visitors on scenic rides along the 26-mile-long lake.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The parade begins at 5 p.m. on Main Street, kicked off by a seaplane flyover.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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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.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2024
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Exhibits include fi rearms, artillery pieces, uniforms, armored vehicles, and even a Fokker triplane.—
Smithsonian,
Smithsonian,
26 May 2017
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Stratolaunch tests reusable hypersonic rocket plane.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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Ambitious short film chronicles daring flight of X-15 rocket plane test pilot (video) Going to SXSW 2025?—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Before becoming the 41st U.S. President, George H. W. Bush received training on the Avenger TBF/TBM torpedo bomber at NAS Ft. Lauderdale from June 16 to Aug. 16, 1943.—
Lauren Ferrer,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2024
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Several hundred aircraft would assemble, including dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighter planes, such as the P38 Lightnings, F4F Wildcats, F6F Hellcats, F4U Corsairs and P-40 Warhawks.—
Linda McIntosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2023
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These crossings can range from small tunnels for amphibians to box culvert structures for larger mammals like deer.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
18 July 2025
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The often elaborate enclosure requirements for reptiles and amphibians can make initial setup expensive.—
Samantha Winegarner,
Mercury News,
8 July 2025
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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.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2024
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Four years later, father and son took their first flight together in Warren, where a Ford trimotor was offering short trips to the public.—
Jamie Turner,
cleveland.com,
16 July 2019
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The centerpiece was a number of huge, winged gliders that would land astronauts on Mars by navigating what was then thought to be an atmosphere perhaps half the density of Earth's.—
Rod Pyle,
Space.com,
14 July 2025
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The same could be said of Kirby’s different transformations; the car, the vending machine and and glider are a blast to use, while the stairs (yes, stairs) and traffic cone can be a bit underwhelming.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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“Lightplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lightplane. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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