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Flight

Flight or flying is the motion of an object through an atmosphere or through the vacuum of space, in this case also called spaceflight, without contacting any planetary surface. This can be achieved by generating aerodynamic lift associated with gliding or propulsive thrust, aerostatically using buoyancy, or by ballistic movement.

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Guidance, navigation and control

NavigationCompassGPSLORANStar tracker
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Physics

DensityHeavier than airDragHarrier jump jetsFriction
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History

BoomerangAustraliaKongming lanternKitesGeorge Cayley
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Overview

MotionObjectAtmosphericVacuumOuter space
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Types of flight

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Physics

Takeoff and landing

Guidance, navigation and control

Flight safety

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Flight

Nodes205
Edges204
Triples86
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009756
Components1

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Flight

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related to External links · 12
Flight → Aeroplanes, Birds, Encyclopædia Britannica, Engineer John Maynard-Smith Freeview, Evolutionary Biologist, Flying, History, James Bell, Vega Science Trust, Vol, Wikivoyage Pettigrew, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Physics · 6
Flight → Because, Harrier, If, Some, The, There
related to Spaceflight · 6
Flight → Goddard, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Robert, Spaceflight, The, Yuri Gagarin
related to Aviation · 4
Flight → George Cayley, His, Otto Lilienthal, Wright
related to Energy efficiency · 3
Flight → Flighted, It, Propulsive
related to Flight dynamics · 3
Flight → See Tait-Bryan, The, Wings
related to Forces · 3
Flight → Forces, Lift, Propulsive
related to Flight safety · 2
Flight → Air, It
related to Range · 2
Flight → For, The
is a · 1
Flight → use of a machine to fly

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air lift aircraft thrust drag aerodynamic also weight gliding space use object flying wings spacecraft fly spaceflight force mass buoyancy

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Flightis ause of a machine to fly0.90text
birdsinstance offrom animal aviators0.80text
batsinstance offrom animal aviators0.80text
insectsinstance offrom animal aviators0.80text
to natural gliders/parachuters such as patagial animalsinstance offrom animal aviators0.80text
anemochorous seedsinstance offrom animal aviators0.80text
ballistosporesinstance offrom animal aviators0.80text
to human inventions like aircraftinstance offrom animal aviators0.80text
raptorsinstance ofSome other things can exploit rising air to climb0.80text
they use on the ground.Flying fish can glide using enlarged wing-like finsinstance ofwith a back and forth motion0.80text
and have been observed soaring for hundreds of metersinstance ofwith a back and forth motion0.80text
thrips.Many species of spidersinstance offound in very small insects0.80text

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