liftoff
noun[C]
(alsolift-off)us/ˈlɪftˌɔf/themomentwhen aspacevehicleleavestheground
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It is presumed that the leg linear velocity l does not contribute significantly to the horizontal velocity atliftoff.
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There is no velocity discontinuity atliftoffand no discontinuities in the position variables at all for the onelegged hopper.
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We also have imposed a lower bound on the trunk forward speed at all points, and bounds on the leg inclination angle at touchdown andliftoffinstants.
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Cryogenic propellants (liquid oxygen oxidizer, and liquid hydrogen fuel) need to be continuously topped off (replace boil-off) as scheduledliftoffapproaches.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The cause of the crash was determined to be a prematureliftoff, followed by a stall and mush into a 12-foot embankment.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Five seconds afterliftoff, the left engine fire alarm sounded in the cockpit.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At this point, the volume of enemy fire intensified, hitting the helicopter and causing it to crash shortly afterliftoff.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Four seconds afterliftoff, the engine overheated and burned through its gas generator, severing an oxidiser line.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Orbiter mass atliftoffwas 247,129 pounds (112,096 kg) including payload.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For vertical launch of a rocket the initial thrust atliftoffmust be more than the weight.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Atliftoff, these engines will generate a total of 130000 kg of thrust.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Impact with the ground occurred 30 seconds afterliftoff.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.V is simply the integral under the shock acceleration curve, equivalent to theliftoffvelocity of the object undergoing shock loading.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Approximately fifteen seconds afterliftoff, the rocket fell back to the ground and exploded.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The second strike, at 52 seconds afterliftoff, knocked the onboard guidance platform offline.
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