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Topic: flight
Definition:

  • a formation of aircraft in flight an instance of traveling by air
  • "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next the act of escaping physically
  • "he made his escape from the mental hospital"
  • "the canary escaped from its cage"
  • "his flight was an indication of his guilt" an air force unit smaller than a squadron passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
  • "a flight of fancy"
  • "flights of rhetoric"
  • "flights of imagination" the path followed by an object moving through space a flock of flying birds a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
  • "I took the noon flight to Chicago" shoot a bird in flight fly in a flock
  • "flighting wild geese" decorate with feathers
  • "fledge an arrow"

    Related tag cloud:

  • aviation
  • flying
  • aircraft
  • travel
  • pilot
  • airplane
  • fly
  • air
  • airline
  • airport
  • training
  • flights
  • plane
  • charter
  • airlines
  • hotel
  • holiday
  • simulator
  • planes
  • school
  • pilots
    • Resources:

    NASA Human Spaceflight
    Coverage of current Space Shuttle and International Space Station missions. Also includes links to past space flights, Mars exploration, and image galleries.
    http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
    Home to the Nation's largest organization of combined scientists and engineers dedicated to learning and sharing their knowledge of the Earth, solar system, and Universe.
    http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/

    Museum of Flight
    Home of M-21 #60-6940 as well as the cockpit of SR-71A #61-7977.
    http://www.museumofflight.org/

    Dryden Flight Research Center
    Located at Edwards, California, Dryden is NASA's primary installation for flight research. Projects at Dryden over the past 50 years have lead to major advancements in the design and capabilities of many civilian and military aircraft.
    http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov

    Marshall Space Flight Center
    Marshall is the world leader in space propulsion and transportation systems. The Center is also making significant contributions to the International Space Station, scheduled for completion in 2004.
    http://www.msfc.nasa.gov/

    Flight-History.com
    An archive of photographs and stories relevant to aviation history, particularily military aviation.
    http://www.flight-history.com/