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[[File:Aeroplane.jpg|thumb|right|300px|An aeroplane flying the [[Great Britain|British]] skies on [[1 September]], [[1992]].]]
An '''Aeroplane''' (also called '''Airplane''' or simply '''Plane''') is a large [[Muggle]] vehicle used to transport many people through the air. [[Wizards]] such as [[Arthur Weasley]] do not know how these devices stay up, and it is on the [[W.O.M.B.A.T.]], for it might be the only Muggle device not replicated by magic.
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a-b-a-b|Molly Weasley|Arthur, is that you?|Arthur Weasley|Yes. But I would say that even if I were a Death Eater, dear. Ask the question!|Oh, honestly…|Molly!|All right, all right… What is your dearest ambition?|To find out how aeroplanes stay up.|[[Molly Weasley|Molly]] and [[Arthur Weasley]] check eachother's identities during the [[Second Wizarding War]].|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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An '''aeroplane''' is a large [[Muggle]] aircraft with wings which is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine or propeller. It is used by [[Muggle]]s to transport people and cargo through the air to long-distance, or otherwise inaccessible locations.
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In the evening of [[1 September]], [[1992]], [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ronald Weasley]] passed by an aeroplane while flying an [[Flying Ford Anglia|enchanted Ford Anglia]] to [[Hogwarts Castle]], in [[Scotland]].<ref name="CSpc">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' - PC version</ref>
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It is [[Arthur Weasley]]'s dearest ambition to find out how areoplanes fly and stay up.<ref name="HBP5">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' - Chapter 5 (''Excess of Phlegm'')</ref>
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==Behind the scenes==
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*According to the second [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test|W.O.M.B.A.T.]] on [[J. K. Rowling Official Site|J. K. Rowling's Official Site]], the aeroplane may be the only Muggle invention whose effects cannot be duplicated fully by magic.
   
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]''
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' {{1st}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' {{Mention}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' {{Mention}}
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*''[[J. K. Rowling Official Site|J. K. Rowling's Official Site]]'' {{Mention}}
   
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Revision as of 18:07, 14 August 2011

Aeroplane

An aeroplane flying the British skies on 1 September, 1992.

Molly Weasley: "Arthur, is that you?"
Arthur Weasley: "Yes. But I would say that even if I were a Death Eater, dear. Ask the question!"
Molly Weasley: "Oh, honestly…"
Arthur Weasley: "Molly!"
Molly Weasley: "All right, all right… What is your dearest ambition?"
Arthur Weasley: "To find out how aeroplanes stay up."
Molly and Arthur Weasley check eachother's identities during the Second Wizarding War.[src]

An aeroplane is a large Muggle aircraft with wings which is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine or propeller. It is used by Muggles to transport people and cargo through the air to long-distance, or otherwise inaccessible locations.

In the evening of 1 September, 1992, Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley passed by an aeroplane while flying an enchanted Ford Anglia to Hogwarts Castle, in Scotland.[1]

It is Arthur Weasley's dearest ambition to find out how areoplanes fly and stay up.[2]

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references