monoplane Definition
mono·plane (män′ə plān′)
noun
an airplane or glider with only one main supporting surface, or pair of wings
monoplane Synonyms
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.
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