If the pilot lowers the plane's wings from side to side, this means: "message received and understood".

如果飞行员左右降低机翼，这意味着：“收到并理解了信息”。

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The powered transition took about 20 seconds, and, if needed, the pilot could hand-crank the wings into the more forward position (more perpendicular to the fuselage) for landing.

该驱动过渡约需20秒，而且如果需要，飞行员可以手工曲柄到更多的前沿阵地降落（更多垂直于机身）的翅膀。

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But when it landed, the pilot could take off the wings and propeller and drive it like any other car.

但着陆后，飞行员可以收起机翼和螺旋桨像其他汽车一样驾驶。

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But when it landed, the pilot could take off the wings and propeller and drive it like any other car.

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Pilot wings are very popular, since they were once crafted with gold and silver and reflected each unique carrier and time period.

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In one game, Pilot Wings Resorts, players take the wheel of an airplane and cruise around an island, flying through hoops or popping balloons for points.

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The youngest pilot in the Navy when he received his wings, he flew 58 combat missions during World War II.

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