Sentence examples for glide flight from inspiring English sources
The opening of the nearly two-mile (three-kilometre) runway comes less than two weeks after another major step for Sir Richard's Virgin Galactic company: the first solo glide flight of SpaceShip Two.
Virgin Galactic's space tourism rocket SpaceShipTwo achieved its first solo glide flight, marking another step in the company's eventual plans to fly paying passengers.
There was little damage to the vehicle, however, and, due to the ease of repairing composite structures, SS1 was able to execute a glide flight less than three months later.
Periods of glide flight would also be likely to reduce masking compared with flapping.
On the other hand, an interval of reduced noise is an obvious result of birds synchronized in glide flight.
Gliding flight may be of two types: gravitational gliding and soaring.
Tucker, VA. "Gliding flight: drag and torque of a hawk and a falcon with straight and turned heads, and a lower value for the parasite drag coefficient". J Exp Biol 203, no.
Tucker, VA. "Gliding flight: Drag and torque of a hawk and a falcon with straight and turned heads, and a lower value for the parasite drag coefficient". Journal of Experimental Biology 203, no.
Gliding flights established a data base for aerodynamics and aircraft design.
Mr Whitesides said SpaceShipTwo will make a series of additional glide flights before rocketing to space.
The spaceship has flown 22 glide flights to ensure it can be landed successfully every time and the rocket motor has had about 30 firings.
