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词汇 test flight
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Definition of test flight in English:

test flight

noun
  • A flight during which the performance of an aircraft or its equipment is tested.

    试飞

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Taxiing back from our test flight, there was a kind of nervous excitement in the cabin.
    • In one such incident, he was in a test flight when one of the engines cut out on his aircraft, she said.
    • I was the third pilot to take the glider for a test flight yesterday at Quest.
    • He made arrangements for me to fly any time there was a test flight.
    • On 17 January 2003, the third test flight was undertaken.
    • After substantial refurbishment, it performed its first test flight in 1998 and has since appeared at several air shows.
    • The first test flight of the new aircraft will take place before the end of March and Singapore Airlines will be the first to operate the A380 in spring 2006.
    • Since John had to do a test flight, it was an excellent chance for a photo mission.
    • There were twelve gallons of fuel aboard - plenty for a short test flight.
    • After the successful test flight, Altair glided to a landing on the remote desert runway.
    • The plane was on a test flight and ditched in a lagoon one mile from the field.
    • Unfortunately, on its first test flight, it flew only 500 yards at an altitude of 100 feet before crashing.
    • The test flight was carried out in a microlight aircraft.
    • They currently plan to perform an unmanned test flight in the third week of December from Kindersley, Saskatchewan.
    • It has been said over and over again by the senior shuttle program management that every flight is a test flight.
    • The decision came a week ahead of the first test flight of Australia's Wedgetail aircraft at Seattle in the US, where the aircraft are being built.
    • Nasa scientists had hoped to make aviation history with the supersonic test flight.
    • The first aircraft assembled was aircraft number 43 which was flown on a test flight shortly thereafter for twelve minutes.
    • The six-hour test flight over western Washington State enabled Boeing to confirm the compatibility of the MESA radar with aircraft systems.
    • In January, the European aircraft manufacturer will roll out the first of its A380 super-jumbos, in preparation for its first test flight by the end of March.

Derivatives

  • test-fly

  • verbtest-flying, test-flown, test-flies, test-flewˈtɛstflʌɪˈtɛs(t)ˌflaɪ
    [with object]
    • Fly (an aircraft) to test its performance.

      with modifications completed, it was time to test-fly the machine
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Although Messerschmitt was the first company to produce a jet aircraft, the first to design and test-fly one was Heinkel.
      • With modifications completed, it was time to test-fly the machine.
      • An aerodrome was established on Dartford Marshes to test-fly early prototypes in 1911.

Definition of test flight in US English:

test flight

nounˈtes(t) ˌflītˈtɛs(t) ˌflaɪt
  • A flight during which the performance of an aircraft or its equipment is tested.

    试飞

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In January, the European aircraft manufacturer will roll out the first of its A380 super-jumbos, in preparation for its first test flight by the end of March.
    • The first test flight of the new aircraft will take place before the end of March and Singapore Airlines will be the first to operate the A380 in spring 2006.
    • The decision came a week ahead of the first test flight of Australia's Wedgetail aircraft at Seattle in the US, where the aircraft are being built.
    • There were twelve gallons of fuel aboard - plenty for a short test flight.
    • The first aircraft assembled was aircraft number 43 which was flown on a test flight shortly thereafter for twelve minutes.
    • Since John had to do a test flight, it was an excellent chance for a photo mission.
    • They currently plan to perform an unmanned test flight in the third week of December from Kindersley, Saskatchewan.
    • After the successful test flight, Altair glided to a landing on the remote desert runway.
    • The six-hour test flight over western Washington State enabled Boeing to confirm the compatibility of the MESA radar with aircraft systems.
    • After substantial refurbishment, it performed its first test flight in 1998 and has since appeared at several air shows.
    • He made arrangements for me to fly any time there was a test flight.
    • It has been said over and over again by the senior shuttle program management that every flight is a test flight.
    • In one such incident, he was in a test flight when one of the engines cut out on his aircraft, she said.
    • I was the third pilot to take the glider for a test flight yesterday at Quest.
    • Taxiing back from our test flight, there was a kind of nervous excitement in the cabin.
    • Unfortunately, on its first test flight, it flew only 500 yards at an altitude of 100 feet before crashing.
    • Nasa scientists had hoped to make aviation history with the supersonic test flight.
    • On 17 January 2003, the third test flight was undertaken.
    • The plane was on a test flight and ditched in a lagoon one mile from the field.
    • The test flight was carried out in a microlight aircraft.
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