What is Airplane?
[[File:ANA 777-300 Taking off from JFK.jpg|thumb|right|200px|An airplane leaving an [[airport]]]] An '''airplane''', also known as an '''aeroplane''' or just '''plane''', is a [[fixed-wing aircraft]]. It moves by [[thrust]] from a [[jet engine]], [[propeller]], or [[rocket engine]]. Airplanes come in many shapes and sizes. The use of aircraft is called [[aviation]]. Airplanes are used for many things including [[recreation]], [[Aviation|transportation of goods and people]], [[military]], and [[research]]. They can move much faster than road (such as [[car]]s, [[bus]]es, [[motorcycle]]s, [[off-road vehicle]]s, [[light truck]]s, [[Truck#Medium trucks|medium trucks]] and [[Truck#Heavy trucks|heavy trucks]]), rail (such as [[train]]s or [[tram]]s) or sea transport (such as [[boat]]s, [[ship]]s, and [[submarine]]s), and so they are often the choice for long distances. Many long distance airplanes are bigger than others because they need to carry more fuel. [[Commercial aviation]] transports more than four billion passengers annually on [[Airliner|airliners]]. [[Cargo aircraft]] carry more than 200 billion [[ton]] [[Kilometre|kilometres]] of cargo every year, which is less than 1% of the world's cargo movement. Most airplanes are flown by a [[pilot]] on board the [[aircraft]], but some are airplanes made to be [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|remotely or computer-controlled]] such as [[drone]]s. Airplanes fly between many cities all over the world, carrying people and [[cargo]]. Big cities usually have an [[international]] [[airport]], where large airplanes can land and take off safely. Some large cities like [[New York City]] and [[London]] have more than one airport. Two major makers of airplanes are [[Airbus]] and [[Boeing]]. [[Statistics]] show that riding in a plane is safer than driving in a car.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bailey|first=Joanna|last2=Hardiman|first2=Jake|last3=Pickett|first3=Riley|date=2022-09-08|title=How Flying Today Is Safer Than At Any Time In The Past|url=https://simpleflying.com/how-safe-is-fl