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Recent Examples of airframe
The force of the blasts cut the plane’s control cables and damaged its airframe.
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Linda Dudik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
By studying the images, engineers can confirm and enhance the sonic-boom-deadening properties for the XB-1's airframe.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025
The Pentagon bans on Chinese components don’t extend to parts like airframes, engines and batteries, but relying on them can still be risky.
—David Jeans, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The jet is thought to be a sixth-generation aircraft, incorporating the latest stealth technology, avionics and powerplant and airframe engineering.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
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Linda Dudik, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
By studying the images, engineers can confirm and enhance the sonic-boom-deadening properties for the XB-1's airframe.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025
The Pentagon bans on Chinese components don’t extend to parts like airframes, engines and batteries, but relying on them can still be risky.
—David Jeans, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The jet is thought to be a sixth-generation aircraft, incorporating the latest stealth technology, avionics and powerplant and airframe engineering.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
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According to the report, electrical power line installers make over $85,000 a year, and aircraft mechanics technicians have an average annual salary of $76,260.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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The aircraft involved, an Airbus A319 operated by the low-cost Spanish airline Volotea, was preparing to takeoff from Bergamo for Asturias, in northern Spain, when the incident occurred Tuesday morning, CBS News reported.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
8 July 2025
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This phone mount can attach to almost anything—an airplane tray table, your luggage handle, a desk, and more.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
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There are real-looking airplanes on runways with proper lighting and even cracks visible in the virtual pavement.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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The report said that the plane had complied with all airworthiness directives.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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Even Kennedy was pictured holding what looked like a Big Mac while seated at a table with Trump and his inner circle on his private plane last November, right after Trump's re-election in November.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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As a result, according to Cheever, every man, woman, child, and ship’s mate on the Mayflower was provisioned a full gallon of beer per day for their grueling ocean crossing.—
James Dodson
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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Further to that, there's evidence scattered across the Earth of the DC Universe that Kal-El's ship didn't break light speed.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
7 July 2025
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On the night of October 13, 1915, a German airship known as L.13 dropped 12 bombs over the St. Catherine’s area, one of which struck Loquats, damaging the house along with several neighboring properties.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
16 June 2025
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Officers also arrested a person on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer and took another person into custody for allegedly discharging a laser at an LAPD airship, authorities said.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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Nanook has toured Greenland by boat, plane, helicopter, dog sled and snowmobile.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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Professional and amateur photographers worldwide were invited to enter the competition capturing breathtaking and mostly never-before-seen views using modern drones equipped with high-resolution sensors or more traditional modes of transport such as planes, helicopters and even balloons.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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“Airframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airframe. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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