aircraft

Example Sentences

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In a post on X, the US Central Command said an aircraft fired "precision munitions" into the engine room of the tanker "after the crew repeatedly failed" to follow directions.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The Federal Aviation Administration in 2010 warned private aircraft owners it would begin mandating the use of a satellite-based system called Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Parmitano holds degrees in political sciences and experimental flight test engineering and has logged more than 2,000 flight hours across 40 aircraft types.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

The attacks hit standalone US bases and shared facilities with host nations in eight countries, causing millions of dollars of damage to state-of the-art air defence systems, refuelling aircraft and radars.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

After my six-month probation, I got a promotion, a raise, and an offer to permanently join the Flight Research Division’s Maneuver Loads Branch, whose research included keeping aircraft safe when they were in flight.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson