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Then, very likely, he would have volplaned to earth and made the repairs there.
Tom Swift and His Air Scout; Or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky
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Then he shut off the motor and volplaned to earth, to the no small astonishment of the surgeon.
Tom Swift and His Sky Racer; Or, The Quickest Flight on Record
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The machine volplaned to earth a few hundred yards from where we were, and the pilot was made prisoner.
A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium
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There was a succession of thundering cheers as he shut off the motor, and volplaned to earth, but he paid little attention to them.
Tom Swift and His Sky Racer; Or, The Quickest Flight on Record