noun
fixed-wing aircraft
Technical term used in aviation contexts, often contrasted with 回転翼機 (rotorcraft).
See also: 回転翼機 (かいてんよくき)
固定翼機は回転翼機より高速で飛行できる。
Fixed-wing aircraft can fly faster than rotorcraft.
回転翼機 refers to rotorcraft (helicopters, etc.), while 固定翼機 refers to fixed-wing aircraft.
Compound of 固定 (fixed) + 翼 (wing) + 機 (machine/aircraft).