fixed-wing
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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In the US, the largest autonomous fixed-wing aircraft approved for commercial civilian use so far is Pyka's crop sprayer, which won authorization last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
More than a dozen aerial assets, including helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, were assigned to the blaze, performing retardant and water drops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Also targeted was the Empresa Militar Industrial Yuri Gagarin, which repairs military helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft and helps maintain Cuba's fleet of Russian-built military planes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Countries often complement them with smaller scoopers, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft that carry higher loads but have to be refilled on land.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
But you wouldn’t have known it, not with how they went at that fixed-wing plane.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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