Sentence examples for capacity for flight from inspiring English sources

"Mr Pistorius is more likely to respond with a fight response rather than a flight response as his physical capacity for flight is limited," said Dr Vorster.

Here it seems we should refrain from concluding that Tweety has strong forelimb muscles, since there is reason to doubt that the strength of wing muscles is causally (and hence, probabilistically) independent of capacity for flight.

Unlike for birds, there is currently no evidence that any bat has evolved a reduced capacity for flight as a result of isolation on islands.

Birds have reduced genetic structure relative to many other organisms, likely due to their capacity for flight and long distance movement (Greenwood and Harvey 1976; Zink et al. 1997).

In addition to the sales to BOAC, two French airlines, Union Aéromaritime de Transport and Air France, each acquired three Comet 1As, an upgraded variant with greater fuel capacity, for flights to West Africa and the Middle East.

She also served in various official capacities for flight organizations such as The Ninety-Nines and the National Aeronautic Association.

Although all extant penguins have completely lost the capacity for aerial flight, they employ modified flipper-like wings in wing-propelled diving or underwater flight [ 2].

Incorporating both considerations gives an available battery capacity for standard flight of 60%.

Unlike traditional radio-controlled planes, unmanned aerial vehicles, or U.A.V.'s, have the capacity for autonomous flight and navigation.

Species such as the wandering albatross, which forage over huge areas of sea, have a reduced capacity for powered flight and are dependent on a type of gliding called dynamic soaring (where the wind deflected by waves provides lift) as well as slope soaring.

Among mammals, bats are unique in their capacity for flapping flight, which requires high rates of energy expenditure.