Sentence examples for used for flight from inspiring English sources

Its small wings were not used for flight, but its legs were massively constructed; Diatryma was probably a strong and rapid runner.

The plane, designated WA001, was used for flight tests from 1994, when it was completed, until 1997, logging 1,729 hours in the air, much less than it would have if it had been in regular service.

Gliders are usually used for flight training and have the capability to fly reasonable distances when they are catapulted or towed into the air, but they lack the dynamic sophistication of sailplanes.

Those who think the evidence points toward terrorism note that the contaminated building was close to an airport used for flight training by the terrorists, and that tabloids housed in the building had published cover articles highly critical of Osama bin Laden.

Analogous structures, on the other hand, can be represented by the wings of birds and of insects; the structures are used for flight in both types of organisms, but they have no common ancestral origin at the beginning of their evolutionary development.

Such large variation would be unexpected if the feathers had been used for flight.

Belgium, Finland and Denmark, among others, allowed their airports and airspace to be used for flights associated with C.I.A. rendition operations.

A spokeswoman for BA said their 767s, which are powered by Rolls-Royce engines, made up the main part of their short-haul fleet as well as being used for flights across the Atlantic and to the Middle East.

Photographs and reports shared online by aeroplane enthusiasts suggest the jet was delivered to the UK in early April, and that it has already been used for flights between London and Monaco, where Green's family is based.

Since seven of those 12 slots are to be used for flights to Edinburgh and/or Aberdeen, Ms Haria reckons the recent announcement increases Virgin's chances of getting them.

Mr. Obama's loosening of restrictions on Cuban-Americans' travel last year prompted such a crush of new visitors that the Cubans have begun remodeling the airport terminal used for flights arriving from Miami, New York and Los Angeles.