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Recent Examples of biplane
Flying Through ‘The City’ Along with the DC-3, some of the other planes displayed inside the hangar include the Stearman biplane, used to train WWII pilots; an F-84 Thunderjet; and a Lockheed T-33, a jet trainer built in the 1950s in which visitors can sit inside the cockpit.
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
Though, for some of us, seeing Ethan Hunt dangle from a biplane, however rickety the narrative excuses for that to happen, is more fun.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Reckoning with its death-defying submarine and biplane stunts, cost between $300M-$400M in a start and stop from Covid and strikes.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Mustered out from the Great War, veteran pilots — still hooked on the adrenaline rush of aerial combat — reenacted their exploits for the screen in rickety biplanes that seemed to have been stitched together from string and paper mache.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
Though, for some of us, seeing Ethan Hunt dangle from a biplane, however rickety the narrative excuses for that to happen, is more fun.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Reckoning with its death-defying submarine and biplane stunts, cost between $300M-$400M in a start and stop from Covid and strikes.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Mustered out from the Great War, veteran pilots — still hooked on the adrenaline rush of aerial combat — reenacted their exploits for the screen in rickety biplanes that seemed to have been stitched together from string and paper mache.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 14 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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Hundreds of boats are docked in the water just behind the hotel and seaplanes at one of the neighboring slips invite visitors on scenic rides along the 26-mile-long lake.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The parade begins at 5 p.m. on Main Street, kicked off by a seaplane flyover.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 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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The centerpiece was a number of huge, winged gliders that would land astronauts on Mars by navigating what was then thought to be an atmosphere perhaps half the density of Earth's.—
Rod Pyle,
Space.com,
14 July 2025
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The same could be said of Kirby’s different transformations; the car, the vending machine and and glider are a blast to use, while the stairs (yes, stairs) and traffic cone can be a bit underwhelming.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
10 May 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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These crossings can range from small tunnels for amphibians to box culvert structures for larger mammals like deer.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
18 July 2025
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The often elaborate enclosure requirements for reptiles and amphibians can make initial setup expensive.—
Samantha Winegarner,
Mercury News,
8 July 2025
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“Biplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biplane. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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