flight path
nounDefinition of flight path
: the path in the air or space made or followed by something (such as a particle, an airplane, or a spacecraft) in flight
Examples of flight path in a Sentence
No other planes were on their flight path.
Recent Examples on the Web
Regulators might consider adding extra fees that discourage airlines from planning flight paths with a higher chance of creating contrails that have a warming effect, such as night flights over the ocean, Rosenow says. — NBC News, "Do airplane contrails add to climate change? Yes, and the problem is about to get worse.," 28 July 2019 Among other things, lawmakers have asked the GAO to scrutinize the types of aircraft flying in the region, the frequency of the flights and their flight paths. — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, "Like ‘living in a war zone’: Washington-area residents say increased helicopter traffic is giving them nightmares," 23 June 2019 Over 12,000 Delta Airlines pilots currently use tablets loaded with the tool to check conditions along their flight paths. — Michelle Z. Donahue, National Geographic, "What is turbulence—and how can you calm down about it?," 12 June 2019 The system will first alert the pilot to an impending collision and suggest a flight path out of danger. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The F-35 Is Getting a Life-Saving Autopilot Feature," 24 July 2019 Usually, one pilot flies the airplane while the other performs the duties of the monitoring pilot, such as communicating with air traffic control, handling checklists and overseeing the flight path. — John Cox, USA TODAY, "Ask the Captain: What does the first officer do? Is flying a plane physically tiring?," 21 June 2019 Finding the optimal flight path under these conditions — known as the asymmetric traveling salesman problem — is also computationally infeasible. — Quanta Magazine, "One-Way Salesman Finds Fast Path Home," 5 Oct. 2017 Aircraft typically arrive into airports using a flight path that is on a 3-degree glide slope — so as to apply minimal power to their engines, according to Landrum & Brown. — Priscella Vega, latimes.com, "Irvine-based aviation consultant seeks to conduct jet noise analysis for Huntington Beach," 28 June 2019 Images provided by the two governments appear to show a similar flight path for the Global Hawk. — Siobhan Hughes, WSJ, "U.S. Planned Strike on Iran After Downing of Drone but Called Off Mission," 21 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'flight path.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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