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Recent Examples of aircraft
If these deals are sustained, European defense forces would be dependent on U.S. military technology for combat aircraft, missile defense systems, and tactical missiles for years, perhaps even decades to come.
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William Hartung, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
In addition, Sikorsky says its RBW design also helps tail-sitter or tilt-rotor aircraft and similar vehicles have smoother transitions from hovering to slow horizontal flight to cruising speeds.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Mar. 2025
An aircraft engineer at Fort Irwin National Training Center, Dorsey worked two hours from home.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
No one on the aircraft was physically injured during the incident, police said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
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William Hartung, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
In addition, Sikorsky says its RBW design also helps tail-sitter or tilt-rotor aircraft and similar vehicles have smoother transitions from hovering to slow horizontal flight to cruising speeds.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Mar. 2025
An aircraft engineer at Fort Irwin National Training Center, Dorsey worked two hours from home.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
No one on the aircraft was physically injured during the incident, police said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aircraft
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Passengers stand on the wing of an American Airlines plane as they are evacuated at Denver International Airport on Thursday.—
Jay Blackman,
NBC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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The plane was built in 2012 with an engine from CFM International.—
TIME,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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None of his employees knows how to manage an airplane, Wang replied.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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A bit where Daffy and Porky launch their own ride-share service ends with them stuffing a customer into the landing gear of an airplane, only for the poor guy to fall to his death immediately after take-off.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2025
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In separate raids on Crimean anchorages in February, May and June 2024, the USVs sank a corvette, a landing ship, a patrol boat and a tugboat.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The service tallied 296 battle force ships (aircraft carriers, submarines, surface combatants, amphibious ships, and logistics and support ships) in December.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
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Air Force One also looks remarkably different from a commercial airliner on the inside.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
6 Mar. 2025
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An entire flashback episode with Xavier's father exists to establish that Xavier is obsessed with planes (his grandfather was a Tuskegee Airman, and his father flew commercial airliners) and has his pilot's license.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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The cargo ship’s other 13 crew members were rescued, along with the full 23-person crew of the Stena Immaculate which, Kane said, was carrying 220,000 barrels of jet fuel.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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Changes in the air A baggage handler drives a cart full of luggage near Southwest Airlines jets at San Diego International Airport on March 4, 2025 in San Diego, California.—
Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Aircraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aircraft. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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