my uncle learned how to fly an airplane while serving in the air force
Recent Examples on the WebAn event like this must not happen on an airplane that leaves our factory.—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2024 The modest size of this bag is airplane compliant, securing its spot as a convenient carry-on, and a simple trolley sleeve also makes this bag a great stackable option alongside a larger rolling suitcase.—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2024 That first Super Bowl ring, a rare piece of history considering it was awarded to a select few for winning what eventually became one of the world’s marquee sporting events, went missing for years when Kramer lost it in an airplane bathroom.—Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 22 Apr. 2024 Parents Gift Terminally Ill Son Honeymoon, But Upset Bride By Then Including Themselves in Trip
In the comments section, the original poster was met with praise from others who sided with her amid the couple's airplane ordeal.—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024 In other Boeing news: United Airlines blamed the airplane maker for its most recent losses.—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024 The funniest moments involved physical humor: Glen Powell shooting his tongue out like a lizard; Sydney Sweeney contorting herself like Catherine Zeta-Jones in Entrapment while stealing his airplane cookie; a beefcake surfer swimming with the zeal of an unhinged dolphin.—Erin Carlson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024 Their Milwaukee friends can see their work this month without buying an airplane ticket, thanks to the Met's Live in HD program of cinema transmissions.—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2024 Flipping an airplane upside down might just save your life someday.—Sarah Schutte, National Review, 14 Apr. 2024
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: a fixed-wing heavier-than-air aircraft that is driven by a propeller or by a forceful stream of gases backward and is supported by the reaction of the air against its wings
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