How to Use aircraft in a Sentence

aircraft

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  • The weapons can be dropped from aircraft or fired from the ground.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • The aircraft took to the skies for its first commercial flight last May.
    — Chris Lau, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
  • After the plane crashed, red flames erupted from the aircraft as the ground shook.
    — Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The report says the aircraft was shut down and chips were discovered in the gear box.
    — Laura Strickler, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Women flying the same aircraft had yet to rise through the ranks.
    — Daniel Langhorne, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
  • But the odd-duck aircraft stayed aloft, proving the concept.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2024
  • In the first photo, Bloom, 47, is holding the camera in selfie mode as the pair leap out of the aircraft.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
  • But most of this happens as a result of the aircraft, not jumping.
    — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2023
  • The missing panel was on the underside of the aircraft where the wing meets the body and just next to the landing gear, United said.
    — Claire Rush, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
  • He was not poisoned with a weapons-grade toxin or found in the wreckage of an aircraft that plunged from the sky.
    — Greg Miller, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
  • At that point, the FedEx aircraft was still several miles from the airport.
    — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2023
  • In August 2023, a small aircraft crashed on the side of a Malaysian highway, killing at least nine people.
    — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 2 July 2024
  • The downside of this is that a lot of real estate is needed so that many aircraft can be on the ground at the same time.
    — Ben Baldanza, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
  • In its new guise as an Israeli tanker, signs remain of the aircraft’s past life, a reminder of its age.
    — Nic Robertson, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The din of the pop-up dance club competes with that of the occasional aircraft at takeoff.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Bees at airports Bee swarms on aircraft are rare but not unheard of.
    — Marnie Hunter, CNN, 4 May 2023
  • Firearms are transported in the belly of the aircraft so that nobody has access to them during the flight.
    — Daily Times, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The aircraft is designed to fly 20-mile back-to-back trips, with 10-minute charging sessions in between.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The cloud prompted a warning for aircraft, as the ashes shot nearly 15 miles high.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 12 Apr. 2023
  • His tenure started on a high note in the late 1980s, a boom time in commercial aircraft sales.
    — Clay Risen, New York Times, 22 May 2024
  • Their post included an image of the vintage aircraft turned over with its wheels up in a grassy field.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • To that end, Wilcox says that a refreshed aircraft will enter JSX’s fleet every six weeks in 2023.
    — Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Whether the name came from a desire by Scenic to name all its airports Sky Harbor or by the idea of a 'harbor' for aircraft, no one knows for sure.
    — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2024
  • Spatz was also listed as the owner of the aircraft, according to FAA records.
    — Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2023
  • All five service members on board the aircraft were determined to have died.
    — Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 13 Nov. 2023
  • No flames were spotted coming out of the aircraft, and crews are on-scene to assess the damage, fire officials said.
    — Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The drone flights don't go above 400 feet altitude, keeping them clear of other aircraft.
    — Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
  • However, the aircraft had to peel off because someone was flying a drone over the site, Pascua said.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The aircraft landed safely and the incident is being investigated by the FAA, the agency said in a statement.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The aircraft landed safely and the incident will be investigated, an FAA official said.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025

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