flying machine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flying machine
First recorded in 1730–40
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A controller powerful enough to do that would normally demand too much computation to operate in real time, especially because the aerodynamics of such a lightweight flying machine are highly complex.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Yet in some ways, Pivotal’s technology is even more audacious, in that it puts a human pilot—potentially a squirmy, Earth-hugging rookie like me—squarely into the control loop of a flying machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Gannon-Doak is Scotland's flying machine, the man-child who was supposed to scare the wits out of the Greeks with his speed and his daring, and electrify Hampden with his personality.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
In the Ethiopian Air crash, this angle of attack reading jumped from about 12° to 74.5° in less than a second, which would clearly be physically impossible for a flying machine weighing over 100,000 pounds.
From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2024
If the flying machine and the control system sound funny, you have to keep in mind that these machines were among the first ever built.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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