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Recent Examples of biplane
One of the biggest moments in the action adventure is a dizzying sequence involving Cruise's superspy Ethan Hunt and a harrowing biplane chase, and USA TODAY is exclusively premiering a nifty aerial scene deleted from the film.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Biplane Transfer with Optional Commentary by Director Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise—Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie discuss the challenges of filming the highly technical and extremely dangerous biplane transfer stunt at high altitudes.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
In recent times, the show’s numbers — to say nothing of its cultural relevance — have been on the same spiraling trajectory as that biplane Cruise dangled from in the latest Mission: Impossible movie.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
Fighting for possession of a rogue artificial intelligence known as the Entity, the two fly 1940s biplanes above canyons and fields in South Africa’s Drakensberg mountain range.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 5 June 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Biplane Transfer with Optional Commentary by Director Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise—Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie discuss the challenges of filming the highly technical and extremely dangerous biplane transfer stunt at high altitudes.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
In recent times, the show’s numbers — to say nothing of its cultural relevance — have been on the same spiraling trajectory as that biplane Cruise dangled from in the latest Mission: Impossible movie.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
Fighting for possession of a rogue artificial intelligence known as the Entity, the two fly 1940s biplanes above canyons and fields in South Africa’s Drakensberg mountain range.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biplane
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Towards the nose, there's a front triplane wing, and a large S-duct with adaptive flaps built into the carbon fiber front hood to help things along.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2024
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Exhibits include fi rearms, artillery pieces, uniforms, armored vehicles, and even a Fokker triplane.—
Smithsonian,
Smithsonian,
26 May 2017
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Topline Uber will offer helicopter and seaplane rides on its app next year, the company said, partnering with Joby Aviation—a month after the vertical aviation company purchased air taxi service Blade for $125 million.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The flight restrictions will also impact the adjacent Lake Hood Seaplane Base, the world's busiest seaplane base.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.—
Richard Selcer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2024
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Four years later, father and son took their first flight together in Warren, where a Ford trimotor was offering short trips to the public.—
Jamie Turner,
cleveland.com,
16 July 2019
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That may not seem like a lot of performance for not much power, but the HB-SXA is essentially a powered glider designed to take advantage of thermals and other updrafts to gain and maintain altitude.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Aug. 2025
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My dad flew into Belgium on a glider plane after parachute training at Fort Benning, Georgia, and rarely, if ever, discussed his war-time experiences with his kids.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Aug. 2025
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Whether racing dune buggies along the Massachusetts coast, piloting a yellow sailplane, or sharing a silent chess match with Faye Dunaway, his shades were always front and center.—
Kate Donnelly,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The same tendency also affects drones, with the original $1 million Predator, a simple uncrewed sailplane with a camera, morphing into the $22 million Reaper.—
David Hambling,
Popular Mechanics,
16 Feb. 2023
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Found nowhere else on the planet, this tiny amphibian is known for its unique method of parenting, with male Darwin’s frogs gestating their young in the vocal sac below their mouth.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Other fossils previously found in the Chorrillo Formation indicate that K. atrox lived in a diverse habitat, home to dinosaurs, other reptiles, amphibians and even a Cretaceous ancestor of the modern platypus.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Biplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biplane. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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