An airplane, or aeroplane, also plane, is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller, or rocket engine. Airplanes come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and wi
A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 on approach to land
Le Bris and his glider, Albatros II, photographed by Nadar, 1868
Otto Lilienthal in mid-flight, Berlin, c. 1895
Patent drawings of Clement Ader's Éole.
A vehicle is a machine designed for self-propulsion, usually to transport people, cargo, or both. The term "vehicle" typically refers to ground transport vehicles such as human-powered land vehicles,
Cars, motorcycles, and a bus on display in Thame, England in 2009
A train passing a group of boats near the River Dart, England in 2016
Bicycles, electric bicycles, and scooters in Yangzhou, China in 2008
A Space Shuttle and a 747 above California, United States in 1977