airplane
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Ohio has offered a piece of fabric from the wings of the airplane built by Wilbur and Orville Wright, the pioneers who made aviation history in 1903 with the first powered, sustained flight.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
During World War II, the DuPont company turned its scientific and manufacturing capacity to national service, producing munitions, nylon parachutes, Lucite airplane turrets, and many other products for the war effort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“I think we were getting off the airplane in France and the president said, ‘I want him to do what’s best.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
“Let’s be honest, reimagining and changing an old airplane, it would be like putting chrome wheels in a Honda Civic from the late ‘70s,” Aimer said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
An airplane landed and brought food for us and the other teams.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
After a "low-rate initial production" at Everett, the "North Line will help enable the 737 MAX program to reach 52 airplanes a month," according to a Boeing handout.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Two fixed-wing airplanes arrived on scene rapidly and dropped flame retardant around the perimeter of the blaze, while three helicopters dropped water from above, according to Ventura County Fire spokesperson Andrew Dowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
People celebrated on roofs, on fire escapes, at watch parties in parks and bars, at Radio City Music Hall, atop buses, on the balconies of Times Square hotels, on airplanes and in subway cars.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
The only thing cars and airplanes do is take people places.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
If motion was impossible, there would be no such things as airplanes.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
