heavier-than-air
adjective
heav·i·er-than-air
ˈhe-vē-ər-ṯẖən-ˈer 
: of greater weight than the air displaced
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The first heavier-than-air flight (in which airflow over a surface like a plane wing creates aerodynamic lift) only took place in 1903, when the Wright Brothers conducted their famous flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
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Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
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“Heavier-than-air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavier-than-air. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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