Meaning airplane
What does airplane mean? Here you find 10 meanings of the word airplane. You can also add a definition of airplane yourself

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1907, from air (n.1) + plane (n.1); though the original references are British, the word caught on in American English, where it largely superseded earlier aeroplane (1873 in this sense and still comm [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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An aircraft that uses the force of air on its wings (called lift) to fly.
Source: virtualskies.arc.nasa.gov (offline)

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aeroplan
Source: yiddishdictionaryonline.com (offline)

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ayroplan
Source: yiddishdictionaryonline.com (offline)

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According to 14 CFR 1.1 [Title 14: Aeronautics and Space: Chapter I -- Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation], airplane means an engine-driven fixed-wing aircraft heavier than [..]
Source: definitions.uslegal.com

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means an engine-driven fixed-wing aircraft heavier than air, that is supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against its wings
Source: aviation-terms.com (offline)

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The infernal machine invented by two bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio and perfected on the sands of the Outer Banks of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Precursor of the Frisbee.
Source: gluckman.com

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A mechanically-driven, fixed-wing, heavier-than-air craft.
Source: northatlanticaviationmuseum.com (offline)

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Meaning in modern usage a heavier-than-air powered craft, as opposed to a balloon or glider.
Source: aviastar.org

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½ twist to front drop with initial take-off being of backward rotation
Source: brentwoodtc.org





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