flight-test
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of flight-test
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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The Cessna Caravan had a pilot aboard on standby, along with a flight-test engineer, but was otherwise on its own.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
A. There will certainly be valuable learnings and the operational experience, the feedback from the Air Force pilots to the FAA flight-test pilots.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2023
FAA flight-test personnel knew, “but key FAA certification engineers and personnel responsible for approving the level of airline pilot training told us they were unaware of the revision to MCAS,” the inspector general said.
From Washington Times • Jul. 1, 2020
“They wanted to A, save money and B, to minimize the certification and flight-test costs,” said Mike Renzelmann, an engineer who worked on the Max’s flight controls.
From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2019
"Trouble?" asked Bud, who had just dropped into the office with some flight-test data on a new Swift superjet.
From Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung by Brey, Charles
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