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Recent Examples of sailplane
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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Kate Donnelly, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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.
—David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023
Keen interest centered on the performance of a Nelson Dragonfly sailplane, entered in the meet by Gus Briegleb, of Van Nuys.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2022
The sailplanes are all identical, made lightweight from foam, with radio controls and 6½-foot wing spans.
—Alan Berner, The Seattle Times, 23 Nov. 2018
Donned in coveralls, and looking the part of fliers, the members of the first girls’ sailplane club ever organized in the United States, showed much enthusiasm.
—sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018
Once airborne, the gliders — or sailplanes — were left to their own devices.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2017
Sky Sailing San Diego takes customers into the heavens aboard sailplanes (aka gliders) high above Warner Springs, near Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
—Michael Benninger, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 3 July 2017
The graceful sailplanes soar silently over Arizona 74 and Lake Pleasant Road.
—Sonja Haller, azcentral, 30 Jan. 2015
Kate Donnelly, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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.
—David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023
Keen interest centered on the performance of a Nelson Dragonfly sailplane, entered in the meet by Gus Briegleb, of Van Nuys.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2022
The sailplanes are all identical, made lightweight from foam, with radio controls and 6½-foot wing spans.
—Alan Berner, The Seattle Times, 23 Nov. 2018
Donned in coveralls, and looking the part of fliers, the members of the first girls’ sailplane club ever organized in the United States, showed much enthusiasm.
—sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018
Once airborne, the gliders — or sailplanes — were left to their own devices.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2017
Sky Sailing San Diego takes customers into the heavens aboard sailplanes (aka gliders) high above Warner Springs, near Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
—Michael Benninger, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 3 July 2017
The graceful sailplanes soar silently over Arizona 74 and Lake Pleasant Road.
—Sonja Haller, azcentral, 30 Jan. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailplane
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The startup builds drones and other defense systems, developing products such as Viper, its vertical-takeoff strike vehicle; Glide, its high-altitude glider capable of launching weapons; and Stratos, its airborne satellite platform for surveillance.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Unlike conventional military drones, the aircraft is derived from a commercial sport glider design, giving it a distinctive long-wing profile optimized for endurance.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Scaling up from a small model to a full-sized quadrotor biplane is much riskier, so the team is building an exact digital replica first.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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The image shows him in aviator’s garb with a biplane flying overhead.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Guests can reach the 71-villa resort by seaplane or through Dharavandhoo Airport.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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These sites are all located within the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, which covers the southern part of Haida Gwaii and is only accessible by boat or seaplane.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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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.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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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
Noun
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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.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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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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“Sailplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailplane. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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