test flight
noun1
Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences a proving flight; usually of a prototype of a new aircraft design before it goes into production.
- Synonyms
- flight test, FT, TF
- Related terms
- FTA, test-fly, test pilot, TFA
- Hypernyms
- flight
- Hyponyms
- IFT, ITF, OFT, OTF
- Coordinate terms
- flight-tested, flight testing, maiden flight