biplane
n. airplane with a double set of wings | ||||
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Biplane Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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biplane
Noun
1. old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
(hypernym) airplane, aeroplane, plane
Noun
1. old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
(hypernym) airplane, aeroplane, plane
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biplane
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biplane
biplane
\bi"plane\ (?), n. [pref. bi- + plane.] (aëronautics) an aëroplane with two main supporting surfaces one above the other.
biplane
\bi"plane\, a. (aëronautics) having, or consisting of, two superposed planes, aërocurves, or the like; of or pertaining to a biplane; as, a biplane rudder.
similar words(1)
tractor biplane
biplane
\bi"plane\ (?), n. [pref. bi- + plane.] (aëronautics) an aëroplane with two main supporting surfaces one above the other.
biplane
\bi"plane\, a. (aëronautics) having, or consisting of, two superposed planes, aërocurves, or the like; of or pertaining to a biplane; as, a biplane rudder.
similar words(1)
tractor biplane
Biplane Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Biplane
A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings. The first powered heavier-than-air aircraft, the Wright brothers' Wright Flyer, used a biplane design, as did most airplanes in the early years of aviation. While a biplane wing structure has several advantages it inevitably produces much more drag than a similar monoplane wing. Improved structural techniques and materials, and the need for greater speed, effectively made the biplane configuration obsolete for most purposes by the late 1930s.
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