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Flight ceiling — A flight ceiling is the upper altitudinal limit at which any aircraft may fly given its mechanical abilities. For aviation purposes, ceiling is defined as the height (AGL) of the lowest broken or overcast layer aloft or vertical visibility into… … Wikipedia
flight — noun /flaɪt/ a) The act of flying. Birds are capable of flight b) An instance of flying. The migrating birds flight took them to Africa. See Also: direct flight, flight attendant, flight ceiling … Wiktionary
ceiling — noun /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ a) The surface that bounds the upper limit of a room. the dining room had an ornate ceiling b) The upper limit of an object or action. price ceilings Ant: floor See Also: roof, floor … Wiktionary
Flight envelope — diagram. In aerodynamics, the flight envelope or performance envelope of an aircraft refers to the capabilities of a design in terms of airspeed and load factor or altitude.[1][2 … Wikipedia
Flight Design CTSW — infobox Aircraft name = CTSW type = Microlight/Ultralight logo = manufacturer = Flight Design caption = designer = first flight = introduction = retired = status = primary user = more users = produced = number built = 900+ unit cost = EU 62924.37 … Wikipedia
Ceiling Zero — Infobox Film name = Ceiling Zero director = Howard Hawks producer = Jack Warner Hal Wallis writer = Frank Wead editor = William Holmes special effects = Fred Jackman music = Leo Forbstein cinematography = Arthur Edeson sound = Oliver Garretson… … Wikipedia
Ceiling (cloud) — A ceiling or cloud ceiling means the height above the earth s surface of the lowest layer of clouds or obscuring phenomena that is reported as broken, overcast, or obscuration, and not classified as thin or partial [Section 1.1 14 CFR Part 1… … Wikipedia
Ceiling (aeronautics) — In aeronautics, a ceiling is the maximum density altitude an aircraft can reach under a set of conditions.ervice ceilingThe service ceiling attempts to capture the maximum usable altitude of an aircraft. Specifically, it is the density altitude… … Wikipedia
Flight Dynamics Flightsail VII — NOTOC Infobox Aircraft name=Flightsail VII caption= type=Recreational amphibian manufacturer=Homebuilt designer=Tom Purcell first flight=October avyear|1970 introduced= retired= status= primary user= more users= produced= number built= variants… … Wikipedia
Flight endurance record — The flight endurance record is the amount of time spent in the air. It can be a solo event, or multiple people can take turns piloting the aircraft in shifts. The limit initially was the amount of fuel that could be stored for the flight, but… … Wikipedia
