airplane
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“The safest thing to ever do with an airplane is to never fly it,” Flick said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
On Thursday, the damaged airplane was towed away, and authorities said they were working to reopen the runway where the collision took place "no later than Friday morning".
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Engineers spend months designing physical things — airplane wings, chips, drug molecules, robots or car parts — and before building them, they need to test them.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
For example, its technology might be able to simulate how air flows around an airplane wing, or predict exactly where a metal part will crack under pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
The crack of wood breaking startled me, but I let out a breath of relief when I saw it was only Jay punching out the pieces of his model airplane kit.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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