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what is 'straight-and-level flight'



 
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what is 'straight-and-level flight' #1 (permalink) Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:53 am   what is 'straight-and-level flight'
 

hello,
here is the sentence: Straight-and-level flight may be sustained at speeds fromvery slow to very fast.

could you please explain this technology term for me? thank you very much. :D
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what is 'straight-and-level flight' #2 (permalink) Thu Sep 04, 2008 12:03 pm   what is 'straight-and-level flight'
 

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It is not very technical, liqichao.

Straight: not curved; direct
Level: even or uniform height above ground
Sustained: maintained, kept, continued
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what is 'straight-and-level flight' #3 (permalink) Thu Sep 04, 2008 16:27 pm   what is 'straight-and-level flight'
 

For airplanes, straight and level flight means it flies straight (no yaw) without banking or pitching.
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