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plane
plane (playn) n. a level or smooth surface, especially any of the hypothetical flat surfaces used to divide the body (see
coronal,
sagittal).
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Planes.(Hand Tools)
Magazine article from: Do-It-Yourself Retailing; 8/1/2004; 700+ words
; ...mouth opening. Block Planes A block plane is the smallest, simplest...usually on the end of the plane, to vary. the cutter height. Some block planes have an adjustable...inaccessible to a regular plane. Like other planes, they have adjustments...
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Plane crashes in Bolingbrook
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 9/19/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...M20 hit the traffic light pole right in front of him. Lopez said the plane's wing clipped the pole and caused the plane to cartwheel down Weber at least twice. The plane ended up facing south on Weber and landed in some grass next to the northbound...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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Plane crash in Greece kills 121
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 8/15/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...2005: An Afghan Kam Air plane crashed in the mountains...2004: Two Russian planes departing from Moscow...An Egyptian charter plane belonging to Flash Airlines...An American Airlines plane headed from New York...2001: Three hijacked planes are crashed into the...
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Plane problem: ban on older executive jets would hurt charter and service companies.(News & Analysis)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 8/13/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...advances have made newer planes quieter and more fuel...of factors including plane weight and engine displacement...splittingly loud Stage 1 planes, like the original Learjet...is hoping that some plane owners will opt for another...kits that bring Stage 2 planes to acceptable Stage 3...
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Private Planes Lift Aviation at Allentown, Pa.-Area Airports.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 3/7/2004; 700+ words
; ...noncommercial chartered planes are mid-level business...have access to a private plane say it can be the difference...competitor. General aviation planes have garnered attention...space for 43 additional planes at Queen City, and there...keeps his turbo-prop plane at Queen City, which...
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Plane's cables were set improperly, NTSB says.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 1/28/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Cables connected to the tail of a commuter plane that crashed in Charlotte this month weren...whether baggage was properly secured in the plane's cargo hold or if it shifted during...experts say it supports the theory that the plane's elevator control cables were improperly...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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PLANE HAD PROBLEMS IN PAST A DOZEN REPORTS SINCE 1998 DETAIL BOTH ENGINE AND MECHANICAL TROUBLE.(City Desk/Local)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 7/20/2002; 700+ words
; ...of the other four PB4Y-2 planes operated by the same company. The plane had been the focus of a dozen...fighting fires. Two similar planes logged seven reports each...recent complaint on the crashed plane was in March, when pilots...
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PLANE VEERED FROM NORMAL PROCEDURE PRIOR TO CRASH
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 11/6/2004; ; 700+ words
; When a plane misses its approach at the Blue Ridge Airport...600 feet. But the Hendrick Motorsports plane that crashed Oct. 24 in Patrick County...National Transportation Safety Board, the plane stayed on a straight course, continuing...
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Plane's parachute not used in crash
Newspaper article from: Capital (Annapolis); 7/12/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...barely looked like a plane. As the National Transportation...SR22, some experimental planes have the chutes, Mr...Kate Dougherty. Cirrus planes are "all-composite...crashes because of the planes' safety features...of the engine and the plane. Experienced pilot Mr...
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PLANE ROLLED BEFORE PLUNGE
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 11/3/1994; 700+ words
; ...proved too much and sent the plane plummeting, killing all 68...any evidence to show why the plane suddenly dropped from the sky...rear of the wings that allow planes to turn left or right. The...from altitude to speed. The plane was in a holding pattern awaiting...
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plane
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
plane 1 / plān / • n. 1...points on it would wholly lie: the horizontal plane. ∎ an imaginary flat...planets orbit the sun in roughly the same plane. ∎ a flat or level surface...
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inclined plane
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...newton force. The inclined plane has been modified in many ways...the principle of the inclined plane but do not require that the...The chisel, carpenter's plane, auger bit, and ax are some...mountain roads are inclined planes that reduce the effort of an...
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Plane
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...some portion of a plane. A plane has only width and length. It has no thickness. While a plane is strictly two dimensional...between curved surfaces and planes, Euclid devised a definition for plane similar to the following: given...
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U-2 Spy Plane
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
U-2 Spy Plane █ LARRY GILMAN The...primary mission for which the plane was designed, ended in 1960...reconnaissance aircraft. None of these planes had enough range to penetrate...altitude, single-pilot plane (originally dubbed the CL...
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plane tree
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...for wood pulp. The London plane ( P. acerifolia ), sometimes miscalled Oriental plane, is much planted as an ornamental...the American and Oriental planes. Sycamore is sometimes spelled...of the family Moraceae. Plane trees are classified in the...
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