Fixed-wing

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Referring to aircraft whose wings are fastened to the fuselage, and remain in the same position during flight. not-comparable

Example

More examples

"That’s why we need the fixed-wing aircraft to do airlifts and air drops both in Kenya and Somalia and helicopters in particular to go to areas which are cutoff by the floods and people are marooned."

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