The Italian Stipa-Caproni experimental aircraft featured a tube-shaped fuselage similar in design to modern turbofans.

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The wings on a plane are also designed with a fair amount of flex in an attempt to smooth out the ride when an aircraft hits unexpected rough air or turbulence while flying.

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A Marine F-35 fighter jet crashed in California following a mid-air collision with a Marine refueling plane that later landed safely.

But birds, unlike airplanes, can move their wings and shift their body postures, thereby altering their static margins.