main plane

British

noun

1. one of the principal supporting surfaces of an aircraft, esp either of the wings
2. both wings considered together

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The day before his attempt, Grahame-White crashed both his main plane and his backup plane.

From Washington Post

They believe that the main plane of the wing flexes backwards, reducing drag and increasing straight-line speed.

From BBC

And after my brief co-pilot stint, I’ll hand you back to today’s main plane driver, Captain Luke McLaughlin.

From The Guardian

One left for the South Pole on Tuesday, while the second stayed behind to provide search and rescue capability should the main plane go down.

From Washington Post

Chassis maker Dallara also has designed a tethering system for the front wing main plane for the three superspeedways on the 2016 schedule — Indianapolis, Texas and Pocono.

From US News

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