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Recent Examples of sailplane
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.
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David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023
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, 1 Feb. 2022
The sailplanes are all identical, made lightweight from foam, with radio controls and 6½-foot wing spans.
—Alan Berner, The Seattle Times, 23 Nov. 2018
The graceful sailplanes soar silently over Arizona 74 and Lake Pleasant Road.
—Sonja Haller, azcentral, 30 Jan. 2015
Donned in coveralls, and looking the part of fliers, the members of the first girls’ sailplane club ever organized in the United States, showed much enthusiasm.
—sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018
Once airborne, the gliders — or sailplanes — were left to their own devices.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2017
Sky Sailing San Diego takes customers into the heavens aboard sailplanes (aka gliders) high above Warner Springs, near Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
—Michael Benninger, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 3 July 2017
Because the air will be thin, the sailplane will risk stalling.
—Ryan Bell, National Geographic, 26 Aug. 2016
David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023
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, 1 Feb. 2022
The sailplanes are all identical, made lightweight from foam, with radio controls and 6½-foot wing spans.
—Alan Berner, The Seattle Times, 23 Nov. 2018
The graceful sailplanes soar silently over Arizona 74 and Lake Pleasant Road.
—Sonja Haller, azcentral, 30 Jan. 2015
Donned in coveralls, and looking the part of fliers, the members of the first girls’ sailplane club ever organized in the United States, showed much enthusiasm.
—sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018
Once airborne, the gliders — or sailplanes — were left to their own devices.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2017
Sky Sailing San Diego takes customers into the heavens aboard sailplanes (aka gliders) high above Warner Springs, near Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
—Michael Benninger, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 3 July 2017
Because the air will be thin, the sailplane will risk stalling.
—Ryan Bell, National Geographic, 26 Aug. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailplane
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Enjoy craft checkouts, cockpit exploration, glider and helicopter construction.Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Many of these sale items do both, like a Graco convertible crib and the Baby Relax glider and rocker.Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 3 Sep. 2024
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Every Sunday from May through October, the Flying Circus features daring aerobatic stunts in vintage biplanes, transporting spectators back to the golden age of aviation.Kinsey Gidick, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2024
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You will neither get gunned down by Snoopy in a biplane, nor will a helicopter land on the freeway to give your parents a ticket.Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 14 Aug. 2024
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Most guests float in on vintage Turtle Air seaplanes to the legendary refuge in the heart of the Yasawas.David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Dry Tortugas National Park, located 70 miles west of Key West in Florida and only reachable by boat or seaplane, was the third least visited national park in the contiguous U.S. NPS parks in Michigan The National Park Service (NPS) manages many different types of parks.Kristi Tanner, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 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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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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“Sailplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailplane. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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