- "Airplane" and "Aeroplane" redirect here. For other uses, see Airplane (disambiguation) and Aeroplane (disambiguation).
A fixed-wing aircraft (commonly called airplane in North America and aeroplane in many Commonwealth countries. From Fr. aƩro- 'air' and Gr. -planos 'wandering' ) is a heavier-than-air craft where movement of the wings in relation to the aircraft is not used to generate lift. The term is used to distinguish from rotary-wing aircraft, where the movement of the lift surfaces relative to the aircraft generates lift. A more rare type of aircraft that is neither fixed-wing nor rotary-wing is an ornithopter.
Fixed-wing aircraft include a large range of craft from small trainers and recreational aircraft to large airliners and military cargo aircraft. Some aircraft use fixed wings to provide lift only part of the time and may or may not be referred to as fixed-wing.
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Fixed Wing Rental - Google News ESD #2 Board Proposes Budget - Hillsboro Reporter Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:04:55 -0000
ESD #2 Board Proposes BudgetHillsboro Reporter, TX - Jul 20, 2008The non-profit organization provides helicopter, fixed-wing and ground ambulance service in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. ...
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Aviation in williamson county - part 1: Georgetown municipal airportCommunity Impact Newspaper, TX - Jul 10, 2008Jet Black offers comprehensive maintenance and repair services for all kinds of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. Their services are critical due to the ...
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Undernews For July 17, 2008Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand - Jul 18, 2008In 2006, he moved on - to a rental on Newark's south side, which has been described as a "drug and gang-plagued neighborhood of boarded-up houses and empty ...
Flyin' fish - Southgate News Herald Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:05:32 -0000
Flyin' fishSouthgate News Herald, MI - Jun 28, 2008As a result of this incident, the DNR abandoned the use of fixed wing aircraft for fish stocking operations. "Since then, we have hired a private helicopter ...
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Wall-E: One giant beep for mankindIndependent, UK - Jul 8, 2008Pixar's team, their work long ghettoised in the animation categories of awards ceremonies and DVD rental stores, are finally finding themselves accepted as ...
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New Product Review: Richmond EXPO 2008Pallet Enterprise, VA - Jul 1, 2008The company specializes in carton closing, product cushioning, palletizing, bundling, unitizing and marking, and it can provide sales, service, rental and ...
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