- flight-test
- transitive verb Date: 1930 to test (as an airplane or spacecraft) in flight
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flight-test
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Flight test — is a branch of aeronautical engineering that develops and gathers data during flight of an aircraft and then analyses the data to evaluate the flight characteristics of the aircraft and validate its design, including safety aspects. The flight… … Wikipedia
flight test — noun A trial flight of an aircraft • • • Main Entry: ↑flight * * * flight test «FLYT TEHST», transitive verb. to test in or by actual flight. flight test, a test in or by actual flight. * * * 1. n. a flight of an aircraft, rocket, or equipment to … Useful english dictionary
flight-test — [flīt′test΄] vt. to put (an aircraft, rocket, etc.) through an actual test (flight test) of flight performance … English World dictionary
flight-test — flight′ test v. t. aer. to test (an aircraft or spacecraft) in flight • Etymology: 1930–35 … From formal English to slang
flight-test — flight ,test verb transitive to test a new airplane by flying it in order to make certain that it is safe … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flight-test — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to test (an airplane) in flight * * * /fluyt test /, v.t. to test (an airplane or the like) in flight. [1930 35] * * * flightˈ test transitive verb • • • Main Entry: ↑flight * * * flight test UK US verb [tra … Useful english dictionary
flight-test — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms flight test : present tense I/you/we/they flight test he/she/it flight tests present participle flight testing past tense flight tested past participle flight tested to test a new plane by flying it in order… … English dictionary
flight test — orlaivio skrydžio bandymai statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Orlaivių, raketų ir kitų skraidomųjų priemonių skrydžio (skriejimo) ir leidimo bandymai. Jie planuojami konkretiems bandymo tikslams pasiekti ir informacijai apie operaciją gauti.… … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
flight test — raketos skriejimo bandymai statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Orlaivių, raketų ir kitų skraidomųjų priemonių skrydžio (skriejimo) ir leidimo bandymai. Jie planuojami konkretiems bandymo tikslams pasiekti ir informacijai apie operaciją gauti.… … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Flight test instrumentation — is the name given to the recording and monitoring equipment fitted to experimental aircraft to monitor their behaviour in flight. It can refer to both military and civil applications, and can monitor various parameters from the temperatures of… … Wikipedia
flight test — Test of an aircraft, rocket, missile, or other vehicle by actual flight or launching. Flight tests are planned to achieve specific test objectives and gain operational information … Military dictionary
