test fly

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test fly - test a plane

air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"

aviate, pilot, fly - operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba"

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Volocopter, a German company that has been developing a two-seat electric VTOL, announced it will work with the government of Dubai to test fly semi-autonomous air taxis by the end of this year.

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We have to test fly the airplane at quiet times, when no one is around, as it has to be safe when we fly over big cities, including the busiest one in the world," said Borschberg.

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The test fly technically supported by Geneva International Center For Humanitarian Demining (GICHD was carried out on May 9th 2013 in an official ceremony.

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Bifenthrin also provided greater than 80% test fly mortality through 22 weeks, then decreased suddenly on week 26, similar to results obtained with permethrin.

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The center will use R&D funds to test fly a ScanEagle UAS.

Coast Guard hasn't given up on long delayed unmanned aerial vehicle plans

The Army does not plan to test fly the XM157 until 2011 under the official FCS timeline.

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The American company has racked up orders for 900 787s and had planned to test fly the new jet in November in order to start deliveries to airlines next year.

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Hodgson is desperate to make the transformation from international misfit to Lions Test fly half with his second assured performance of the tour at the House of Pain, Dunedin.

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Most of the passengers were top Ukrainian and Russian aerospace officials who were travelling to test fly an Iranian-built copy of the plane.