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
Kim Dong-yub, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul, said Wednesday’s launch appeared to be the North’s second flight-test of the Hwasong-18.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
And on Monday morning, SpaceX halted its own flight-test attempt.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2023
Previously, Hopper was the vice president of Boeing Test & Evaluation, where she was responsible for laboratory and flight-test operations in support of certifying Boeing commercial and military jets.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2019
I will propose in addition a program to construct and to flight-test a new supersonic transport airplane that will fly three times the speed of sound—in excess of 2,000 miles per hour.
From State of the Union Address by Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines) Johnson
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