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September 24th 05, 09:22 PM
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When did planes become wings?
I've been reading a 1910 Tom Swift book - Tom Swift and his Airship, in
which the dirigible is also outfitted with "planes" - i.e., wings. And of course that's where monoplane, biplane and triplane come from, though I confess I'd never connected the two. So, can anyone tell me when an aeroplane's 'plane' started being referred to as a wing? Any help appreciated. The Thunder Child Science Fiction Journal http://thethunderchild.omnivoreink.com 
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