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  1. Airplane! - Wikipedia

    Airplane! (alternatively titled Flying High!) [5] is a 1980 American disaster comedy film written and directed by Jim Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker in their directorial debut, [6] and …

  2. Airplane! (1980) - IMDb

    Jul 2, 1980 · Airplane!: Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker. With Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. After the crew becomes sick with food poisoning, a …

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

    Oct 13, 2025 · An airplane is any of a class of fixed-wing aircraft that is heavier than air, propelled by a screw propeller or a high-velocity jet, and supported by the dynamic reaction of the air against its …

  4. Watch as airplane lands on top of car on I-95 in Florida

    1 day ago · A small plane crashed onto southbound Interstate 95 on Monday in Florida, and collided with at least one vehicle. Watch video of emergency landing

  5. How planes work | the science of flight - Explain that Stuff

    Mar 11, 2025 · Thanks to their successful experiments with powered flight, the airplane is rightfully recognized as one of the greatest inventions of all time. Let's take a closer look at how it works!

  6. Airplane - Wikiwand

    An airplane (American English), or aeroplane (Commonwealth English), informally plane, is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller, or rocket engine. [1] Airplanes …

  7. How Airplanes Work - HowStuffWorks

    In this article, we'll walk through the basic principles of aviation and the various forces at work in any given flight. Airplanes take advantage of four forces. Drop a stone into the ocean and it will sink into …

  8. 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 …

  9. How Clean Is Airplane Air, Really? - TIME

    Dec 4, 2025 · Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, researchers report on a question that will run through many people’s minds as they cram into tightly packed planes: How clean is airplane air? …

  10. Airplane - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Airplanes come in many shapes and sizes. The use of aircraft is called aviation. Airplanes are used for many things including recreation, transportation of goods and people, military, and research.