airplane

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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

That alternate route can take about two weeks to cross the Atlantic, while a standard container ship would take about nine days, and an airplane would only take eight hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

“If you take care of an airplane, you can fly them forever,” said Ross Aimer, a retired United Airlines pilot and chief executive of Aero Consulting Experts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

But at noon an airplane came in from Nome with word that the weather had cleared ahead, and the marshal sent the drivers off.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell