: an aircraft with two main supporting surfaces usually placed one above the other
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Presidents have been flying since Teddy Roosevelt took off in a Wright Brothers biplane on a campaign swing in 1910 and Franklin Roosevelt crossed the Atlantic in office on a flying boat during World War II.
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Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
The unmanned biplane was intended to carry explosives over enemy targets before crashing into them.
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Randy Tucker,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
While Star Wars fans cry and demand that the studio deliver a Kylo Ren movie to the point of flying biplanes over the Burbank lot, the studio’s thinking for a Mandalorian and Grogu movie was a pure overall franchise play from parks to toys.
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
Scaling up from a small model to a full-sized quadrotor biplane is much riskier, so the team is building an exact digital replica first.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
The unmanned biplane was intended to carry explosives over enemy targets before crashing into them.
—
Randy Tucker,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
While Star Wars fans cry and demand that the studio deliver a Kylo Ren movie to the point of flying biplanes over the Burbank lot, the studio’s thinking for a Mandalorian and Grogu movie was a pure overall franchise play from parks to toys.
—
Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
Scaling up from a small model to a full-sized quadrotor biplane is much riskier, so the team is building an exact digital replica first.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Biplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biplane. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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biplane
noun
bi·plane
ˈbī-ˌplān 
: an airplane with two sets of wings usually placed one above the other
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