: an aircraft with two main supporting surfaces usually placed one above the other
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As seen in the film’s trailer, the key stunt of this chapter looks to involve Tom Cruise hanging off the side of a 20th century biplane.
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 29 Mar. 2025
His quest takes him to icy research stations, in the cockpits of biplanes soaring through canyons, and deep under the ocean's surface as Cruise showcase another ridiculous array of stunts.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
The ’Davis Gun’ was not successful in putting big guns on biplanes.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
As a biplane climbs to 8,500 feet, on a gloomy afternoon in April 1933, Swan’s daredevil plan is to leap from the metal hopper beneath the lower wing, drop through the clouds, and, at the precise moment the rocket in his backpack ignites, explode up into space.
—Howard Blum, airmail.news, 15 Feb. 2025
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 29 Mar. 2025
His quest takes him to icy research stations, in the cockpits of biplanes soaring through canyons, and deep under the ocean's surface as Cruise showcase another ridiculous array of stunts.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
The ’Davis Gun’ was not successful in putting big guns on biplanes.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
As a biplane climbs to 8,500 feet, on a gloomy afternoon in April 1933, Swan’s daredevil plan is to leap from the metal hopper beneath the lower wing, drop through the clouds, and, at the precise moment the rocket in his backpack ignites, explode up into space.
—Howard Blum, airmail.news, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Biplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biplane. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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biplane
noun
bi·plane
ˈbī-ˌplān 
: an airplane with two sets of wings usually placed one above the other
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