airplane

📅 Updated:2020-04-07

🕒 Created:2015-02-02

🆔 ID:6933

Description

An airplane is a heavier-than-air, fixed-wing aircraft--in contrast to lighter-than-air aircraft such as hot air balloons and blimps, or rotary-wing aircraft such as helicopters and quadcopter drones.

Airplanes are produced in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, from biplanes to commercial jet airliners, and may feature specialized adaptations such as seaplanes for landing on water.