level flight

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level
adjective
uk
/ˈlev.əl/us
/ˈlev.əl/
at the ...
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flight
noun
uk
/flaɪt/us
/flaɪt/
a journey in ...
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(Definition oflevelandflightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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How many people would go to this encyclopaedia and look up 'globalisation,' 'capacity building,' 'lowlevelflighttraining,' or even 'copse'?
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The specified minimum separation distance from civilian shipping for aircraft in lowlevelflightover the sea is 250 ft both horizontally and vertically.
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I understand that aircraft could regulate their descent from 15,000 ft to avoidlevelflightat low levels over open countryside.
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The aircraft made a normal take-off and lifted off inlevelflight.
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We shall soon have a glimpse of the next generation of fighters and be able to demonstrate an aircraft capable of supersonic speed inlevelflight.
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At thelevelflight, the folded outer portion of the main wing is folded back, extending the main wing back to its normal size.
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An important design parameter for aircraft is the stability of the aircraft when trimmed forlevelflight.
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The observers were amazed at the aircrafts ability to maintainlevelflightwithout a pilot manually controlling it.
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In order to maintainlevelflightthe pilot will apply back-pressure to the stick while the wings are banked.
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Inlevelflight, pelicans fly in groups, with their heads held back on their shoulders, the bills resting on their folded necks.
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During a zoom climb, the aircraft accelerates to a high air speed at an altitude at which it can operate in sustainedlevelflight.
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When the left wing is down, right rudder is needed to holdlevelflight.
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In straight andlevelflight, (or movement in the air) lift is approximately equal to weight.
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This is caused by a quick return tolevelflightafter a gradual, prolonged turn that the pilot failed to notice.
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So far as is known, the aircraft was in straight andlevelflightand at a normal cruise speed with no serious mechanical problems.:: 2.
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The balloons first entered the atmosphere and descended to about 50 km, then inflated forlevelflight.
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