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  1. Airplane - Wikipedia

    The first plane to break the sound barrier in level flight was a rocket plane – the Bell X-1 in 1948. The North American X-15 broke many speed and altitude records in the 1960s and pioneered …

  2. Plane (2023) - IMDb

    Jan 13, 2023 · Plane is a good action film filled with intense acting, gunshots, fights, and story. The story goes along with Captain Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler) flying his crew and passengers on an …

  3. Airplane | Definition, Types, Mechanics, & Facts | Britannica

    The essential components of an airplane are a wing system to sustain it in flight, tail surfaces to stabilize the wings, movable surfaces to control the attitude of the plane in flight, and a power plant to provide …

  4. Beginners Guide to Aeronautics | Glenn Research Center | NASA

    Aug 13, 2025 · Do you ever wonder how airplanes fly? How does a pilot control the movement of the airplane? How did the Wright Brothers invent the airplane? Why are the engines on an airliner …

  5. How Airplanes Work - HowStuffWorks

    If a flight takes a plane across several countries, it passes through various ACCs, each monitored by different air traffic controllers who give instructions to the pilot as needed.

  6. Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics - NASA

    May 11, 2023 · Why are the engines on an airliner different from the engines on a fighter plane? How does aerodynamics affect the flight of a baseball, soccer ball, model rocket or kite? The information …

  7. Airplane - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    An airplane, also known as an aeroplane or just plane, is a fixed-wing aircraft. It moves by thrust from a jet engine, propeller, or rocket engine. Airplanes come in many shapes and sizes. The use of aircraft …

  8. History of flight | Airplanes, Dates, & Facts | Britannica

    Jan 6, 2026 · The history of flight is the story, stretching over several centuries, of the development of heavier-than-air flying machines. Important landmarks along the way to the invention of the airplane …

  9. Parts of Airplane - NASA

    To control and maneuver the aircraft, smaller wings are located at the tail of the plane. The tail usually has a fixed horizontal piece (called the horizontal stabilizer) and a fixed vertical piece (called the …

  10. Airplane Parts and Function | Glenn Research Center | NASA

    Oct 4, 2022 · The wings generate most of the lift to hold the plane in the air. To generate lift, the airplane must be pushed through the air. The air resists the motion in the form of aerodynamic drag. Modern …