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  • Crablike creatures with human faces bent into demonic contortions skittered out from the windows and fire escapes, as bat-winged gargoyles took to the air while fast-moving flesh-eaters bore gruesome mouths packed with razor-sharp teeth.

    Surrender the Dark L. A. Banks 2011

  • The capabilities and mission of the small, bat-winged aircraft, which resembles a pint-sized version of the Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber, were a subject of speculation in the defense press after the aircraft was spotted at a coalition military base in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

    Spy Planes Play an Indispensable Role in Mission Nathan Hodge 2011

  • Navy said it made a breakthrough in drone technology with the first flight of the X-47B, a bat-winged unmanned jet designed to take off and land from an aircraft carrier, one of the most complex and difficult feats in aviation.

    Drone Will Call Aircraft Carriers Home Nathan Hodge 2011

  • Crablike creatures with human faces bent into demonic contortions skittered out from the windows and fire escapes, as bat-winged gargoyles took to the air while fast-moving flesh-eaters bore gruesome mouths packed with razor-sharp teeth.

    Surrender the Dark L. A. Banks 2011

  • A spot of sabotage means NVR, one of his engineers, and a noblewoman passenger are downed on a planet that has flying, bat-winged natives.

    Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: The War Of the Wing-Men - Poul Anderson Blue Tyson 2008

  • With notable exceptions, such as the Concorde SST and the bat-winged B-2 stealth bomber, long-range airliners or bombers usually have big, round fuselages to carry a lot and long, slender wings for fuel-efficient flight at high altitude.

    The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

  • A spot of sabotage means NVR, one of his engineers, and a noblewoman passenger are downed on a planet that has flying, bat-winged natives.

    Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: The Man Who Counts - Poul Anderson Blue Tyson 2008

  • With notable exceptions, such as the Concorde SST and the bat-winged B-2 stealth bomber, long-range airliners or bombers usually have big, round fuselages to carry a lot and long, slender wings for fuel-efficient flight at high altitude.

    The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

  • With notable exceptions, such as the Concorde SST and the bat-winged B-2 stealth bomber, long-range airliners or bombers usually have big, round fuselages to carry a lot and long, slender wings for fuel-efficient flight at high altitude.

    The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

  • A spot of sabotage means NVR, one of his engineers, and a noblewoman passenger are downed on a planet that has flying, bat-winged natives.

    Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: The Van Rijn Method - Poul Anderson Blue Tyson 2008

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