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Fixed-wing aircraft
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Aeroplane
Aeroplanes
Aerplane
Airplane
Airplanes
Fixed wing
Fixed-wing
Fixed-winged aircraft
Plane
Planes
Æroplane
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aeronautic configuration fixed-wing

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Fixed-wing aircraft
has 12 synonyms ↓
Aeroplane
Aeroplanes
Aerplane
Airplane
Airplanes
Fixed wing
Fixed-wing
Fixed-winged aircraft
Plane
Planes
Æroplane
✈
Suggest another synonym or correct a wrong one

aeronautic configuration fixed-wing

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a heavier-than-air craft whose lift is generated not by wing motion relative to the aircraft, but by forward motion through the air

The term is used to distinguish from rotary-wing aircraft or ornithopters, where the movement of the wing surfaces relative to the aircraft generates lift

In the US and Canada, the term airplane is used, though around the rest of the English speaking world, including Ireland and Commonwealth nations the spelling aeroplane is more common

These terms refer to any fixed wing aircraft powered by propellers or jet engines

The word derives from the Greek αέρας (aéras-) ("air") and -plane

USAF Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird trainer

The X-43A, shortly after booster ignition

Aquila AT01

The Mexican unmanned aerial vehicle S4 Ehécatl at take-off

Image:air india b747-400 vt-esn arp

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon, an American military fixed-wing aircraft

Le Bris and his glider, Albatros II, photographed by Nadar, 1868

How Airplanes Work - Howstuffworks.com

Fixed-wing aircraft can be sub-divided according to the means of propulsion they use

The P-38 Lightning, a twin-engine fixed-wing aircraft with a twin-boom configuration

Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft

A number of controls allow pilots to direct aircraft in the air

A Cessna 177 propeller-driven general aviation aircraft

The dream of flight goes back to the days of pre-history

Small aircraft can be designed and constructed by amateurs as homebuilts, such as Chris Neil's Woody Helicopter

There are three main statistics which may be used to compare the safety of various forms of travel

It is worth noting that the air industry's insurers base their calculations on the "number of deaths per journey" statistic while the industry itself generally uses the "number of deaths per kilometre" statistic in press releases

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Fixed-wing aircrafthas 12 synonyms ↓AeroplaneAeroplanesAerplaneAirplaneAirplanesFixed wingFixed-wingFixed-winged aircraftPlanePlanesÆroplane✈Suggest another synonym or correct a wrong one

aeronautic configuration fixed-wing

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a heavier-than-air craft whose lift is generated not by wing motion relative to the aircraft, but by forward motion through the air

The term is used to distinguish from rotary-wing aircraft or ornithopters, where the movement of the wing surfaces relative to the aircraft generates lift

In the US and Canada, the term airplane is used, though around the rest of the English speaking world, including Ireland and Commonwealth nations the spelling aeroplane is more common

These terms refer to any fixed wing aircraft powered by propellers or jet engines

The word derives from the Greek αέρας (aéras-) ("air") and -plane

USAF Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird trainer

The X-43A, shortly after booster ignition

Aquila AT01

The Mexican unmanned aerial vehicle S4 Ehécatl at take-off

Image:air india b747-400 vt-esn arp

Aerospaceweb.org

Airliners.net

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, an American military fixed-wing aircraft

Le Bris and his glider, Albatros II, photographed by Nadar, 1868

How Airplanes Work - Howstuffworks.com

Fixed-wing aircraft can be sub-divided according to the means of propulsion they use

The P-38 Lightning, a twin-engine fixed-wing aircraft with a twin-boom configuration

Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft

A number of controls allow pilots to direct aircraft in the air

A Cessna 177 propeller-driven general aviation aircraft

The dream of flight goes back to the days of pre-history

Small aircraft can be designed and constructed by amateurs as homebuilts, such as Chris Neil's Woody Helicopter

There are three main statistics which may be used to compare the safety of various forms of travel

It is worth noting that the air industry's insurers base their calculations on the "number of deaths per journey" statistic while the industry itself generally uses the "number of deaths per kilometre" statistic in press releases

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Fixed-wing aircraft
has 12 synonyms ↓
Aeroplane
Aeroplanes
Aerplane
Airplane
Airplanes
Fixed wing
Fixed-wing
Fixed-winged aircraft
Plane
Planes
Æroplane
✈
Suggest another synonym or correct a wrong one