0 a function on a mobile phone or other electronic device that prevents it from connecting to the internet, used for safety when travelling in a plane:
As the plane touched down, I did what I always do: take my iPhone out of airplane mode.
Airplane mode disables all wireless connections at once.
Airplane mode allows you to listen to music while the cellphone's connectivity is turned off.
Airplane mode disables all wireless connections at once, overriding other preferences.
Tiltrotors are inherently less noisy in forward flight (airplane mode) than helicopters.
Unlike the airplane mode, the silent mode still allows the device to receive and send calls and messages.
With the nacelles in airplane mode (0) the flaperons, rudder, and elevator fly the aircraft like an airplane.
