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[[File:P-51 Mustang edit1.jpg|thumb|300px|[[North American P-51 Mustang]], a [[World War II]] fighter]]
[[File:First flight2.jpg|thumb|300px|The first flight of an airplane, the [[Wright Flyer]] on December 17, 1903]]

An '''airplane''' or '''aeroplane'''{{ref|Alpha|A}} (informally '''plane''') is a [[Motive power|powered]], [[fixed-wing aircraft]] that is propelled forward by [[thrust]] from a [[jet engine]] or [[Propeller (aircraft)|propeller]]. Airplanes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and [[wing configuration]]s. The broad spectrum of uses for airplanes includes [[recreation]], [[air transportation|transportation]] of goods and people and dogs and cats and llamas, [[military aviation|military]], and research. [[Commercial aviation]] is a massive industry involving the flying of tens of thousands of passengers daily on [[airliners]]. Most airplanes are flown by a [[aviator|pilot]] on board the aircraft, but some are designed to be [[unmanned aerial vehicle|remotely or computer-controlled]].

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