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* The Colonial Marines' dropships in ''[[Aliens]]''.
* The [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Shuttlecraft various shuttlecraft] of ''[[Star Trek]]'', though whether they meet the definition of this trope might be [[Your Mileage May Vary|a matter of opinion]]; [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Class_F_shuttlecraft the original shuttle] met the single - stage to orbit, rocket rather than antigravity power, and aerodynamic shape requirements.
* As mentioned in the "[[Literature]]" section, most ''[[Star Wars]]'' space - capable vehicles smaller than about 200 meters are able to land on planets, but this is due to repulsorlift engines rather than conventional aircraft design. The shape of Naboo [https://web.archive.org/web/20001016211050/http://www.iaw.on.ca/~btaylor1/NabooN1fighter.html space fighters] and [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/H-type_Nubian_yacht space yachts], however, appear very similar to jet aircraft.
* In ''[[Starship Troopers]]'', [http://starshiptroopers.wikia.com/wiki/Dropship_%28films%29 dropships] pick up the title characters. It's not clear how they get from surface to space, but they do look and act like a Space Plane.
* One of the purest examples of this trope is the "[http://www.planet3earth.co.uk/orion_3_spaceplane.htm Orion III]" Space Plane model, which appeared briefly in ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]''.
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