lot płaski

English translation: level flight

23:28 Jan 30, 2020
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space
Polish term or phrase: lot płaski
Samolot spadł lotem płaskim na las.
Malgoldberg
United States
Local time: 23:03
English translation:level flight
Explanation:
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Piloci naszych bombowców stosowali dwie metody ataku: lotem nurkowym oraz lotem płaskim. - http://www.pacyfik.net/artykul37-3.html

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.... Welch's highest speeds were achieved while diving instead of level flight. - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/pearl-harbor-p-40-warhaw...

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Crashed at level flight – glided in, hit ground and bounced, severed wings, flipped sideways, and came to a landing pointed in the same direction downhill - http://propwashgang.org/Baron52/Matejov_Presentation.pdf - page 78

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... and the mountains against which the aircraft finally crashed in level flight. - http://www.fomentotransporte.es/NR/rdonlyres/979704CD-489F-4... - page 27

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The aircraft crashed in level flight in instrument meteorological conditions while en route from Iliamna, Alaska, to Anchorage, Alaska - https://ishr.site/q8Md
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geopiet
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4flying in a flat trajectory
Kamila Ołtarzewska
3level flight
geopiet
3a glide path
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
flying in a flat trajectory


Explanation:
flying in a very stable, flat trajectory, went far and exactly...


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Kamila Ołtarzewska
Poland
Local time: 06:03
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Ponownie bardzo dziękuje.

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
level flight


Explanation:
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Note added at 35 mins (2020-01-31 00:04:16 GMT)
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Piloci naszych bombowców stosowali dwie metody ataku: lotem nurkowym oraz lotem płaskim. - http://www.pacyfik.net/artykul37-3.html

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.... Welch's highest speeds were achieved while diving instead of level flight. - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/pearl-harbor-p-40-warhaw...

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Crashed at level flight – glided in, hit ground and bounced, severed wings, flipped sideways, and came to a landing pointed in the same direction downhill - http://propwashgang.org/Baron52/Matejov_Presentation.pdf - page 78

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... and the mountains against which the aircraft finally crashed in level flight. - http://www.fomentotransporte.es/NR/rdonlyres/979704CD-489F-4... - page 27

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The aircraft crashed in level flight in instrument meteorological conditions while en route from Iliamna, Alaska, to Anchorage, Alaska - https://ishr.site/q8Md

geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 92
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Asker: Bardzo dziękuję.

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a glide path


Explanation:
(The airplane came down on) a glide path


Based on the context, the flight could not have been flat, if the airplane came down.

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the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/glide path
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the approach path of an aircraft when landing, usually defined by a radar beam
https://www.wordreference.com/definition/glide path

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1. the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
https://www.audioenglish.org/dictionary/glide_path.htm

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 00:03
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 152

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neutral  geopiet: gliding can take one upwards as well
2 days 15 hrs
  -> Not this time, apparently.
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