fixed-wing
Americanadjective
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Russia's ministry of defence wrote on Telegram on Saturday that their air defences shot down 616 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones, striking a number of regions across the country, including Russian-annexed Crimea.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Multiple fixed-wing aircraft and water-dropping helicopters battled the blaze until sunset.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The incident that prompted her to quit flying — and turn down more offers to stay aloft — happened in a fixed-wing plane.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Analysts say that photos and witnesses describe a mix of fixed-wing surveillance craft and quadcopters—including, in one case, a larger fixed-wing “mother ship” launching smaller drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Nailer’s eyes swept over the broken clipper’s upper decks, the pontoons and stabilizers and the cracked remains of the fixed-wing sails, all of it white, almost blazingly white in the sun.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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