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monoplane Definition

mono·plane (mänə plān′)

noun

an airplane or glider with only one main supporting surface, or pair of wings

monoplane Synonyms

monoplane

n.

airplane, single-seater, aircraft; see plane 3.

monoplane Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • build: Low wong cantilever monoplane built around a light alloy box spar.
  • brace: A high wing braced monoplane of partly metal structure.
  • fly: The Fairlie Parish Church has a plaque commemorating the pilot Alan Boyle, who flew the first British monoplane in 1909.

Preposition: with

engine: Blériot XI Single engined, single seat monoplane with rotary tractor engine.

Adjective modifier

  • low: I am flying in a PA28 - 161 Piper Warrior which is a single engined 4 seater low wing monoplane.
  • first: The Fairlie Parish Church has a plaque commemorating the pilot Alan Boyle, who flew the first British monoplane in 1909.
  • high: High wing cantilever monoplane, tapering in plan form and thickness, built on a single box spar of corrugated light alloy sheet.
  • all-metal: In contrast, the all-metal monoplane Boeing 247 is the first of a new generation of modern airliners.
  • low-wing: Recognition Swept, low-wing monoplane with two engines mounted on rear fuselage ( 1 ).
  • tailless: This is a tailless, low-wing monoplane with swept-back wings of large root chord and having a long, narrow fuselage.

Modifies a noun

  • fighter: By the mid 1930's, plans were well advanced for a German monoplane fighter.
  • type: Rear portion may be either metal or wood Tail Unit: Monoplane type.
  • bomber: Westland Wapiti 39 Sqn Singapore 1939 In June 1939, 39 Squadron replaced its Hawker Harts with Bristol Blenheim monoplane bombers.
  • wing: The method applies for zero or near zero roll angle to both cruciform and monoplane wings.

Noun used with modifier

  • cantilever: All wood structure with plywood skin Fuselage: Oval section all wood structure Tail Unit: Cantilever monoplane type.
  • wing: I am flying in a PA28 - 161 Piper Warrior which is a single engined 4 seater low wing monoplane.
  • single-seat: Peformance was to be similar to that of the single-seat monoplane fighters then being developed.
  • metal: It was the mid 30's before the all metal monoplane became the norm.
  • glossary: Glossary Monoplane = Aircraft with one set of wings.
  • fighter: The Hawker Hurricane was the first fighter monoplane to see service with the RAF and the first capable of exceeding 300 mph.