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Recent Examples of airframe
But to place the blame on the airframe and not the government's decisions on how to use it seems misplaced.
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Peter Suciu, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
This multifaceted approach demonstrates how innovative airframe technology can accelerate the industry’s shift toward cleaner travel.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
China currently controls close to 90 percent of the global commercial drone market, and manufactures most of the key hardware used to build them – airframes, batteries, radios, cameras and screens, according to market research firm Drone Industry Insights UG.
—David Jeans, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Composites enhance aerodynamics and fatigue resistance, a reason why they’re used in modern airframes like Boeing’s 787 (50 percent of the main structure) and Airbus’s A350 (53 percent).
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2025
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Peter Suciu, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
This multifaceted approach demonstrates how innovative airframe technology can accelerate the industry’s shift toward cleaner travel.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
China currently controls close to 90 percent of the global commercial drone market, and manufactures most of the key hardware used to build them – airframes, batteries, radios, cameras and screens, according to market research firm Drone Industry Insights UG.
—David Jeans, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Composites enhance aerodynamics and fatigue resistance, a reason why they’re used in modern airframes like Boeing’s 787 (50 percent of the main structure) and Airbus’s A350 (53 percent).
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airframe
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Russia is known to have placed tires on the wings of its aircraft throughout the war, trying to fend off Ukrainian drone attacks.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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Zelenskyy said that 34% of Russia's cruise missile-carrying aircraft were hit.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 June 2025
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As Trump is relying on Qatar for hostage release talks and supplying him with a new presidential airplane, Stutzman said Doha cannot be trusted.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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More than half of travelers (52 percent) believed people should never fart on an airplane and should hold it in, with Americans (54 percent) more likely than Brits (47 percent) to agree.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2025
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The appearance of Trump's name in the flight logs does not necessarily indicate wrongdoing, as many of the individuals named could have been on Epstein's plane for legitimate reasons.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Later analysis shows at least 12 planes destroyed or damaged, and reviews of satellite imagery were continuing.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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The Knight IEMs ship with high-quality 8-core OCC cable with OFC silver plating.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The currents in the East River are quite strong, and may have been one of the causes why the Mexican Navy ship Cuauhtémoc crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge earlier this month.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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The iconic Goodyear airships are taking a victory lap over the skies of an Ohio city this week.—
Rachel Reiff Ellis,
Fortune,
3 June 2025
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The New York Times May 3, 2025 Nearly 88 years ago, on the evening of May 6, 1937, the Hindenburg passenger airship met its fiery fate.—
John Otis,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The soldier is American, while the helicopter belongs to the Royal Canadian Air Force.—
Gavin John,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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The injured man, who was conscious at the time, was put into a harness and flown while attached to the helicopter with the 150-foot rope, Soukup said.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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“Airframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airframe. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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