How did planes get there name?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

To "plane" means to soar or glide, based on a French word that refers to the position of a bird's wings in flight. Therefore, an airplane is a vehicle that soars through the air like a bird.

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∙ 12y ago

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