Airplane/aeroplane
An aeroplane (also known as an airplane in American English or simply a plane) is a powered fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine or propeller. Planes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and wing configurations. The broad spectrum of uses for planes includes recreation, transportation of goods and people, military, and research.
Read more about this topic: Fixed-wing Aircraft, Classes of Fixed-wing Aircraft
Famous quotes containing the word airplane:
“If we did not have such a thing as an airplane today, we would probably create something the size of NASA to make one.”
—H. Ross Perot (b. 1930)