The first human-powered aircraft to successfully fly was the Gossamer Condor in 1977, a fixed-wing airplane with a propeller.

Gusty winds and rain continued to handicap Bangladesh's fleet of 17 helicopters and a few fixed-wing airplanes.

"For example that he's been teaching you how to fly fixed-wing airplanes."

At present, the expansion targets about 35 aircraft in total, including fixed-wing airplanes and helicopters.

Fly from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon West Rim by fixed-wing airplane.

Since then, permission is needed to fly there in a fixed-wing airplane like the Cirrus, though seaplanes and helicopters are still allowed.

The union also asserted that Iraq was preparing to bomb the city with fixed-wing airplanes.

Iraq has been denied the use of fixed-wing airplanes under the allied-imposed terms for a cease-fire in the gulf war.

This aircraft conversion tested the theory of using fixed-wing airplanes as the basic airframes for gyroplanes to reduce cost and shorten development time.

These military and civilian specialists are concerned with protecting aircrew and patients who are transported by AirEvac aircraft (helicopters or fixed-wing airplanes).