flying machines
Planes and helicopters
Flying machines are devices built to travel through the air—a term that predates and encompasses airplanes, helicopters, and other aircraft.
The phrase carries a slightly antiquated or whimsical tone, evoking early aviation pioneers and their experimental contraptions: Leonardo da Vinci sketched flying machines centuries before the Wright brothers.
It appears in fantasy and steampunk contexts where the technology feels imaginative rather than routine.
- aeroplanesPowered flying vehicles
- propeller planeAircraft powered by propellers
- parachuteDrag-creating descent device
- ornithopterMachine flying by wingbeats
- barnstormingTouring rural areas performing
test pilot · aircraft · airships · Wright Flyer · maiden flight · autogyro · zeppelin · hot air balloon · drone · jet · jet pack · experimental aircraft · landing · pilot · air traffic control · hangar · takeoff · turbine
- aviation activitiespaper airplanes, kites, gliders, helicopters, drones
- Leonardo da VinciMona Lisa, Last Supper, Vitruvian Man, Annunciation, notebooks
- Baroque Theatrestage machinery, Racine, masque, scenic design, theatrical spectacle
- Aviation Literatureaviation history
- Airship FictionJules Verne
- aviationaircraft, airports, flight, airplanes, jets
flying machinesautomobiles
Self-propelled road vehicles
watercraft · cars · ships · trains · boats
flying, airplane, helicopter, glider, machines, aeroplane, seaplane, space shuttle, biplane