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/bˈaɪplˌeɪn/ Listen

Biplane

noun

Old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other.

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"Biplane" Quotes from Famous Books

... in the front row did not know they were observed. They were alone—as much alone as though they were seated in a biplane, sweeping above the clouds. ...

— The Red Cross Girl • Richard Harding Davis

... to see a tiny speck on the edge of the horizon. This, he learned, was the Frenchman's machine. He was told that it carried a passenger. The speck grew rapidly in size, developed the insect shape of a biplane and soon seemed to be over the other end of the aviation field. The young man's joy at seeing the aeroplane returning in safety was dampened by a little feeling of shame that by such devious means he ...

— The Perils of Pauline • Charles Goddard

... a half circular flight in a Voisin biplane, using a fifty-horse-power motor, returning to his starting point. About this time a flight of nine minutes and fifteen seconds was recorded by Delagrande ...

— History of the World War - An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War • Francis A. March and Richard J. Beamish

... type has some strong claims for support. First of these is the comparatively small head resistance, due to the entire absence of vertical supporting posts, which latter are necessary with the biplane type. The bracing supports which hold the outer ends of the planes are composed of wires, which offer but little resistance, ...

— Aeroplanes • J. S. Zerbe***

Words linked to "Biplane" : plane, aeroplane, airplane