the.com/warplane
A flying argument that ends conversations permanently.
means An aircraft built or equipped for combat — to attack, bomb, or shoot down other planes.
from A plain compound of 'war' plus 'plane' (itself short for 'aeroplane'), stitched together once powered flight proved useful for killing people — the word surfaces in the early 20th century as militaries raced to weaponize the new invention almost as fast as it left the ground.
- first use
- WWI biplanes, barely armed, mostly brave
- economics
- a single stealth jet costs billions, still crashes
- irony
- built by the same industry that makes airliners
- doctrine
- deterrence works until someone tests it