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Recent Examples of biplane
On the second day of the 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan war, the Armenian military posted a video of one of its surface-to-air missile systems shooting down a surprising enemy aircraft: an Antonov AN-2 biplane.
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Joshua Keating, Vox, 3 June 2024
Not one to turn down an adventure, he got stranded in the North Pole for several days two years later when the Russian biplane carrying him and four others landed and partially sank through the ice.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
The museum also offers scenic flights in helicopters, vintage biplanes, and Cessnas.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
As 19-year-old Lee performed her preflight check in July 1932, Greenwood’s other training biplane, called the Student Prince, taxied down the runway, piloted by one of the Chinese Flying Club of Portland boys earning solo hours.
—Susan Tate Ankeny, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
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Joshua Keating, Vox, 3 June 2024
Not one to turn down an adventure, he got stranded in the North Pole for several days two years later when the Russian biplane carrying him and four others landed and partially sank through the ice.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
The museum also offers scenic flights in helicopters, vintage biplanes, and Cessnas.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
As 19-year-old Lee performed her preflight check in July 1932, Greenwood’s other training biplane, called the Student Prince, taxied down the runway, piloted by one of the Chinese Flying Club of Portland boys earning solo hours.
—Susan Tate Ankeny, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
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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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Located on the South Ari Atoll, 35 minutes by seaplane from the nation’s capital of Malé, Villa Haven is an intimate enclave of just 73 villas and residences, all facing the azure ocean and including a private pool.Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024
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The Electric Boat Company, an eco-friendly boat rental service, allows visitors to slowly dodge the seaplanes landing on Lake Union, where views of the downtown skyline and Space Needle abound.Mike Seely, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2024
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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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Plus, one of our favorite nursery gliders is 39% off right now.Chaunie Brusie, RN, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
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The suite of tools includes uncrewed aircraft systems, gliders that can dive into the ocean and Saildrones that skim the surface amidst monster waves.Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
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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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Keen interest centered on the performance of a Nelson Dragonfly sailplane, entered in the meet by Gus Briegleb, of Van Nuys.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2022
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Like many amphibians, the European brown frog produces a range of peptides on its skin, substances that can fend off harmful microbes and prevent infection.Scott Travers, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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The indentations turned out to be the footprints of reptiles and amphibians from the Permian period, which spanned from 251 million to 299 million years ago.Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Biplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biplane. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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