1·The three inventors claim their flying machine could be used for inspecting pipelines, as an air ambulance or for taking aerial photographs - as well as just for fun.
这三位发明者称他们的飞行器能够用于管道检查，空中救护或拍摄航空照片，或仅供娱乐。
2·The use of the flying machine was no longer confined to the eccentric. Submarines were tolerated if not approved.
飞行器已经不再是科学怪人手里的玩意了；潜水艇的使用虽然还未得到批准，但是大家已经都接受了；人们开始对轮机员这个职业变得尊重了。
3·The kite was invented as a flying machine long ago, but it remains a kind of toy today.
很久以前风筝是被作为一种飞行器发明的，但它却作为一种玩具流传到今天。
4·That flying machine is shaped something like a bird .
那架飞行器的外形略象一只鸟。
5·A vimana is a mythological flying machine, described in the ancient literature of India.
维曼拿斯是神话般的飞行器，在古代印度的文献里有描写。