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Fixed-wing aircraft
heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings generating aerodynamic lift in the airflow caused by forward airspeed / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A fixed-wing aircraft is a kind of aircraft. An aircraft is a machine that can fly, but is heavier than air. Fixed-wing aircraft are sometimes called airplanes, aeroplanes or sometimes just "planes". All fixed-wing aircraft have wings that use forward airspeed to generate lift.[1] Gliders are fixed-wing aircraft that do not have engines.[2]
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Fixed-wing aircraft fly between many cities all over the world, carrying people and cargo. Big cities usually have an international airport, where large fixed-wing airliners operate. Airbus and Boeing are the two biggest makers of large airliners.
Statistics show that riding in a plane is safer than driving in a car.[3]