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Recent Examples of airframe
The Ukrainian air force went to war with 43 flyable Su-25s, got an extra 18 airframes from Macedonia and Bulgaria and lost at least 20 of the jets in action, leaving at most 41 in service.
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David Axe, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The drone is the ostensible replacement for the Mavic 3 Enterprise and features a similar backpack-friendly foldable airframe.
—Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
The great warplane evacuation may have saved valuable airframes from destruction in the recent drone bombardment.
—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
What's more, it's supposed to pack the VTOL lift fan and direct thrust technology developed by Lockheed Martin and partners (at a cost of billions of dollars) into an airframe only 6 feet long (1.8 m) with a wingspan of 5 feet (1.5 m).
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024
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David Axe, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The drone is the ostensible replacement for the Mavic 3 Enterprise and features a similar backpack-friendly foldable airframe.
—Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
The great warplane evacuation may have saved valuable airframes from destruction in the recent drone bombardment.
—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
What's more, it's supposed to pack the VTOL lift fan and direct thrust technology developed by Lockheed Martin and partners (at a cost of billions of dollars) into an airframe only 6 feet long (1.8 m) with a wingspan of 5 feet (1.5 m).
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airframe
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In other economic news Thursday, orders for long-lasting goods such as aircraft, appliances and computers unexpectedly jumped 3.1% in January, a potential sign of attempts to make big-ticket purchases ahead of an acceleration in tariffs.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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The number of deaths aboard aircraft in the United States is also on the decline.—
Melissa Chan,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Emma Green reports » The state of airline safety: The President has begun firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees, even as airplane accidents are occurring at an alarming frequency.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025
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Most of the 62 total airplane accidents were on private flights, and that total number was 18 less than the 80 recorded in January 2024.—
Harry Enten,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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Unanswered questions after Delta plane crash Investigators are working to identify why a Delta Air Lines regional jet coming from Minnesota flipped on its roof during landing at Canada's Toronto Pearson International Airport.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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The most recent was on Feb. 6, when a small commuter plane crashed in western Alaska, killing all 10 people onboard.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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To be sure, Nvidia could right the momentum ship this week.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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And we are not finished’: Buffett wrote in his letter to investors, describing Berkshire’s reinvestment strategy STRATEGIES + ADVICE In times of crisis, business leaders need to quickly be able to cope and right the ship.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The airship contains 14 non-pressurized helium cells, equipped with advanced sensor systems.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
24 Feb. 2025
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The storm punctured the airship and caused a gas leak.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Feb. 2025
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Eventually, the list was whittled down to twenty-eight persons of interest—fighters who had taken part in pivotal episodes, such as an attack on a Ukrainian military helicopter, which killed a general, and the downing of a Ukrainian plane carrying forty paratroopers.—
Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Deputies, with the help of a Sheriff’s Department helicopter, caught up with and arrested two boys, 16 and 17.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Airframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airframe. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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