free-flight missile
1free flight — noun : the flight (as of a rocket) after the power is shut off * * * unassisted or unconstrained flight, as the flight of a rocket or missile without guidance or after fuel exhaustion or motor cutoff. [1920 25] * * * free flight noun The flight… …
2free flight — /fri ˈflaɪt/ (say free fluyt) noun the flight of an object moving without the assistance of an engine: after the rocket failure the missile moved forward in free flight …
3free flight — unassisted or unconstrained flight, as the flight of a rocket or missile without guidance or after fuel exhaustion or motor cutoff. [1920 25] * * * …
4free flight — noun the flight of a spacecraft, rocket, or missile when the engine is not producing thrust …
5Flight dynamics — is the science of air and space vehicle orientation and control in three dimensions. The three critical flight dynamics parameters are the angles of rotation in three dimensions about the vehicle s center of mass, known as pitch , roll and yaw… …
6Missile — For other uses, see Missile (disambiguation). A V 2 missile launch by the British during Operation Backfire. Though a missile may be any thrown or launched object, it colloquially almost always refers to a self propelled guided weapon system.… …
7Missile gap — This article is about the military concept. For the Charles Stross novel, see Missile Gap. Projected numbers of Soviet ICBM (Program A: CIA, B: USAF, C: Army Navy) The missile gap was the term used in the United States for the perceived disparity …
8Missile Defense Agency Technology Applications Program — Contents 1 Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Technology Applications Program 2 MDA 3 NTTC WO 4 Transferring MDA technology to commercial markets …
9rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion. Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… …
10Marshall Space Flight Center — George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Aerial view of the test area at MSFC …
