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1979 studio album by John Abercrombie
Straight Flight is a studio album by American jazz guitarist John Abercrombie that was released by Jam in 1979. Ken Dryden of Allmusic wrote "John Abercrombie
Straight_Flight
Construction that bridges a large vertical distance with steps
"straight run", leading from one floor to another without a turn or change in direction. Stairs may change direction, commonly by two straight flights
Stairs
Throwing weapon
not exhibit curved flight, but rather fly on an extended straight flight path. Straight flight ranges greater than 100 m (330 ft) have been reported for
Throwing_stick
Architectural configuration of stairway
arrangement that occupies a shorter, though wider, floor area than a straight flight, and so is more compact. Even though the landings consume more total
Dog-leg_(stairs)
Aircraft misdirection due to rudder overcompensation
In a straight flight, the tail of the airplane aligns the fuselage into the relative wind. However, in the beginning of a turn, when the ailerons are
Skid_(aerodynamics)
Midway-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
of the last U.S Navy carriers to be completed with a straight flight deck, with an angled flight deck added on during later modernizations. All subsequent
USS_Coral_Sea_(CV-43)
English football club season
top flight of English football, becoming the first team to spend 100+ seasons straight in the English top flight, and 110th season in the top flight overall
2026–27_Arsenal_F.C._season
Air operation
cycles attempted to optimize mission performance for ships with a straight flight deck above an aircraft storage hangar deck. Carrier air operations
Launch_and_recovery_cycle
2014 aircraft disappearance
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370 / MAS370) was an international passenger flight operated by Malaysia Airlines that disappeared from radar on 8 March
Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370
American aviation pioneers, inventors of the airplane
world's first successful airplane. They made the first controlled, sustained flight of an engine-powered, heavier-than-air aircraft with the Wright Flyer on
Wright_brothers
Horizontal part of a stairway
tread: Straight or flier A standard oblong shaped tread. used in a straight flight. Diminishing flier Set into the straight section of flight before a
Stair_tread
Inability of a person to correctly determine their body position in space
unaware of the turning, believing that the aircraft is maintaining straight flight. In a 1954 study (180 – Degree Turn Experiment), the University of
Spatial_disorientation
leaving a guidewire to fly freely, achieving thirty yards of straight and level powered flight. Francis Herbert Wenham presented the first paper to the newly
History_of_aviation
Yawing force caused by a rotating propeller
a significantly larger rudder deflection by the pilot to maintain straight flight than if the other engine had failed. P-Factor therefore determines
P-factor
Spanish footballer (born 2003)
2022. "Estanis Pedrola, vuelo directo a la Masia" [Estanis Pedrola, straight flight to La Masia] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 3 June 2021. Retrieved
Estanis_Pedrola
Species of butterfly
of a solar compass to orient its migratory direction and maintain a straight flight path. A 2024 Nature Communications article provided the first evidence
Vanessa_cardui
1940s class of aircraft carrier of the United States Navy
design between August 1948 and September 1950, with a much stronger (straight) flight deck and a reconfigured island. Eight earlier ships were thoroughly
Essex-class_aircraft_carrier
Flying ring for throwing and catching
makes the Aerobie lighter and more stable in flight than a disc. It can be bent to tune it for straighter flight. Since it has very low drag and good stability
Aerobie
Inclination of road or surface other than flat
{\displaystyle r} is the radius of the turn In straight level flight, lift is equal to the aircraft weight. In turning flight the lift exceeds the aircraft weight
Banked_turn
Team sport
causes it to drop faster than it would otherwise and helps maintain a straight flight path. Topspin serves are generally hit hard and aimed at a specific
Volleyball
Uncrewed re-usable spaceplane technology demonstrator for the VentureStar
having a straight flight path it would fly diagonally up for half the flight, reaching extremely high altitudes, and then for the rest of the flight glide
Lockheed_Martin_X-33
Bombsight used by the RAF during World War II
real-time as conditions changed. The Mk. XIV required only 10 seconds of straight flight before the drop and automatically accounted for shallow climbs and
Mark_XIV_bomb_sight
1985 aircraft bombing over the Atlantic Ocean
Air India Flight 182 was a scheduled international flight from Toronto Pearson International Airport (as Air India Flight 181) to Mumbai’s Sahar International
Air_India_Flight_182
Steady flight, unaccelerated flight, or equilibrium flight is a special case in flight dynamics where the aircraft's linear and angular velocity are constant
Steady_flight
Post supporting a staircase or its handrail
handrail of a stair banister (the "newel post"). In stairs having straight flights, it is the principal post at the foot of the staircase, but the term
Newel
Specified speed which an aircraft must maintain to retain full aerodynamic control
should be possible to maintain control of the aircraft and maintain straight flight with asymmetrical thrust. Loss of engine power of wing-mounted-propeller
Minimum_control_speeds
Aircraft whose only horizontal aerodynamic surface is its main wing
has to be compensated by the rudder. While a swept wing is stable in straight flight, it still experiences adverse yaw during a turn. One solution is to
Tailless_aircraft
Highest speed obtained from an air vehicle
aircraft. Within each of these groups, records are defined for speed over a straight course and for closed circuits of various sizes carrying various payloads
List of flight airspeed records
List_of_flight_airspeed_records
Strong surface-level winds that radiate from a single point
that emanates from a point source above and blows radially, that is, in straight lines in all directions from the area of impact at surface level. It originates
Downburst
2025 film by Mel Gibson
consensus reads: "While there's a place for high-octane dumb fun, Flight Risk dives straight into unpleasant camp without a parachute." Metacritic, which uses
Flight_Risk_(film)
1992 aviation accident in Nepal
the flight rescinded their previous transmission; they retracted and re-extended the flaps properly. The flight was then cleared for a straight-in Sierra
Thai Airways International Flight 311
Thai_Airways_International_Flight_311
Dynamic deceleration of fighter aircraft
level flight without initiating a climb, followed by a forward-pitch back to level flight. If properly performed, the plane maintains nearly straight flight
Cobra_maneuver
Meteorological phenomenon
may occur over considerable distances and so may permit virtually straight flight while climbing. In dynamic soaring energy is gained by repeatedly crossing
Lift_(soaring)
9/11 hijacked passenger flight
United Airlines Flight 93 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight that was hijacked by four al-Qaeda terrorists on the morning of Tuesday, September
United_Airlines_Flight_93
1970s West German twinjet regional airliner
performance. This gave greater warning and a tendency for relatively straight flight during typical stall conditions. Shortly after the VFW 614's entry
VFW-Fokker_614
Group of 19th-century architectural revival styles
Revival styles was the "imperial staircase" (a single straight flight dividing into two separate flights). The staircase at Mentmore Towers designed by Joseph
Renaissance Revival architecture
Renaissance_Revival_architecture
Attraction between people of the opposite sex or gender
those attractions." Someone who is heterosexual is commonly referred to as straight. Along with bisexuality and homosexuality, heterosexuality is one of the
Heterosexuality
Species of bat native to the Americas
and narrow with pointed tips, making them well-equipped for quick, straight flight patterns. Their fur color ranges from dark brown to gray. The Mexican
Mexican_free-tailed_bat
English football club season
top flight of English football, becoming the first team to spend 100 seasons straight in the English top flight, and 109th season in the top flight overall
2025–26_Arsenal_F.C._season
Aircraft movements during air combat
power needed to maintain those flight conditions. Specific excess power is normally expressed for an aircraft flying straight and level. Turning requires
Basic_fighter_maneuvers
Aerodynamic performance of an air or spacecraft
show the possible conditions that the aircraft can reach in straight and level flight. For instance, the aircraft described by the black altitude envelope
Flight_envelope
1972 aviation accident in the Andes mountains of Argentina
Crash site Santiago Montevideo Mendoza Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 was the chartered flight of a Fairchild FH-227D from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Santiago
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571
German transport aircraft
the angled engines on the Ju 52 were intended to make maintaining straight flight easier should an engine fail, while the others had different reasons)
Junkers_Ju_52
Monumental gateway to the Acropolis of Athens
built in the reign of Claudius, probably 42 AD, and arranged as a straight flight of steps. This included a central inclined plane along which the sacrificial
Propylaea (Acropolis of Athens)
Propylaea_(Acropolis_of_Athens)
Species of butterfly
lobes [Hernandia, Annona, Uvaria]. The butterfly has a very swift and straight flight; it mostly flies high in the air among the tops of trees, yet it often
Graphium_codrus
Aircraft manoeuvre
indicator) is to read the magnetic compass only while in straight and level unaccelerated flight. This reading is then used to set the gyro-stabilized compass
Aircraft_compass_turns
Physics of heavier than air aircraft
aerobatic aircraft in straight vertical flight (one that is climbing straight upwards or descending straight downwards). Vertical flight requires no lift.
Aircraft_flight_mechanics
Target drone family
in 1956. The La-17 was a jet drone of all-metal construction, with straight flight surfaces, and a jet engine carried in a nacelle under the fuselage
Lavochkin_La-17
Type of aircraft
With charged batteries, it required an input of 755 W power for the straight flight. Wingspan: 20.00 m, wing area: 17.00 m2, fuselage length: 6.12 m Empty
Solair
Practice of flying radio-controlled aircraft
begins in an inverted flight position. There are many ways to enter inverted flight. The simplest is to begin from straight level flight, increase power if
Radio-controlled_aerobatics
Flight path putting aircraft in unusual attitudes
pointing straight down, facing the direction from which the aircraft came. The aircraft gains speed, and the pilot continues and returns to level flight, travelling
Aerobatic_maneuver
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
is a single straight flight terminating in a landing located closer to the upper level. At the landing, the stair splits into two flights, which run at
Westpac Bank Building, Townsville
Westpac_Bank_Building,_Townsville
B-29 aircraft that supported the bombing of Hiroshima
Straight Flush was the name of a B-29 Superfortress (B-29-36-MO 44-27301, Victor number 85) that participated in the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima on
Straight_Flush
prototype conducted its maiden flight at Woodley Aerodrome; quantity production commenced shortly thereafter. Whitney Straights were used in various roles
Miles_Whitney_Straight
Type of golf club
obstacle lying along a straight flight path, or to counter a rightward or leftward slope to the fairway that would make a straight shot roll into the rough
Iron_(golf)
Official residence of the president of Uruguay
wooden staircase consists of an initial straight flight, followed by a landing, and then two opposing spiral flights ascending in the opposite direction of
Residencia_de_Suárez
Speaker's stand in a church
are often curved. The typical design of the Islamic minbar, where a straight flight of steps leads to the front of the pulpit, is very different. The Ambon
Pulpit
Critically endangered species of butterfly
a meter from them before rising very quickly or performing a long straight flight of more than 100 metres (330 ft). The small males have been observed
Actinote_zikani
Innate orienting behavior common in fish and insects
whereas expansion optic flow is elicited by body translation during straight flight. As such, flies respond to panoramic retinal patterns of visual expansion
Optomotor_response
Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse
Shakur started to break out and Agnes Flight tailed him when he moved. In seemingly good gap at the final straight, Air Shakur seemingly slowed down at
Agnes_Flight
American supernatural drama (2018–2023)
traveling from Jamaica to New York City, on April 7, 2013, Montego Air Flight 828 experiences a brief period of severe turbulence. When they land at Stewart
Manifest_(TV_series)
1930s convertiplane
the start of the runway and took off into the wind. The flights were all in a straight flight path at a maximum altitude of only about 15 m. The stall
Herrick_HV-2A_Vertaplane
Type of kite
to turn right, pull left-hand line to turn left, pull equally for straight flight, push the left-hand line to release air and turn right, and so on.
Sport_kite
Flight of an aircraft without sideslip
aircraft and their weight to be acting straight downward into their seats. Particular care to maintain coordinated flight is required by the pilot when entering
Coordinated_flight
British heavy bomber aircraft in service 1916-1922
on 9 December 1915. The first flight of the prototype, was made at Hendon on 17 December, when a short straight flight was made, the aircraft taking off
Handley_Page_Type_O
Vernacular house typical of Britain, centred on a hall
partition separating the private rooms from the hall. It would be a straight flight of treads set into a box frame, differing from a ladder in that it
Hall_house
Engine whose failure would most adversely affect aircraft performance or handling
increased airspeed can restore the required control power to maintain straight flight following the failure of a feathering system. Designing and approving
Critical_engine
1998 aircraft accident in Canada
Swissair Flight 111 was a scheduled international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, United States, to Cointrin
Swissair_Flight_111
Church in Liverpool, England
Yates Williams. A west porch was added later, and in 1892 the original straight flight of stairs leading up to the pulpit was replaced by a separate spiral
Church of St Clement, Liverpool
Church_of_St_Clement,_Liverpool
Heritage-listed flight of stairs in Sydney, Australia
sandstone. The stairs today are this second design–consisting of a single straight flight with an intermediate landing–although they have undergone several restorations
Moore_Stairs
House in Kelling, Norfolk, England
The entrance, through oak doors, leads into a six-sided hall up a straight flight of Hoptonwood stone stairs into an octagonal lobby. The main staircase
Home_Place,_Kelling
Recreational activity and competitive air sport
may occur over considerable distances and so may permit virtually straight flight while climbing. Glider pilots have occasionally been able to use a
Gliding
Movement of an object through air
which due to its shape and angle deflects the air. For sustained straight and level flight, lift must be equal and opposite to weight. In general, long narrow
Flight
1995 aviation accident in Colombia
American Airlines Flight 965 was a regularly scheduled flight from Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, to Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International
American_Airlines_Flight_965
Ladder in Genesis joining Earth to heaven
featured in a dream the biblical Patriarch Jacob experienced during his flight from his brother Esau. The story is recorded in the Book of Genesis (chapter
Jacob's_Ladder
1989 aviation accident in Portugal
On 8 February 1989, Independent Air Flight 1851, a Boeing 707 on an American charter flight from Bergamo, Italy, to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, struck
Independent_Air_Flight_1851
American jazz guitarist (1944–2017)
Abercrombie Quartet with Richie Beirach, George Mraz, Peter Donald Straight Flight (Jam, 1980) as John Abercrombie Trio with George Mraz, Peter Donald
John_Abercrombie_(guitarist)
British–French supersonic airliner
Construction of six prototypes began in February 1965, with the first flight from Toulouse on 2 March 1969. The market forecast was 350 aircraft, with
Concorde
Species of bird
about 8 cm (3 in) long with a long, straight and slender bill. These birds are known for their extraordinary flight skills, flying 3,200 kilometres (2
Rufous_hummingbird
US Navy training flight lost in 1945
Flight 19 was the designation of a group of five Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers that disappeared over the Bermuda Triangle on December 5, 1945, after
Flight_19
Types of aircraft behavior
is improved. Spiraling is inherent. Most aircraft trimmed for straight-and-level flight, if flown stick-fixed, will eventually develop a tightening spiral-dive
Aircraft_dynamic_modes
Late Merlin-powered variants of the Supermarine Spitfire
miles (1,900 km), although they made the aircraft unstable in flight and only straight flight and gentle manoeuvres at low altitudes were recommended by
Supermarine Spitfire (late Merlin-powered variants)
Supermarine_Spitfire_(late_Merlin-powered_variants)
1956 aviation accident
Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-9 was a Canadair North Star on a scheduled flight from Vancouver to Calgary (continuing to Regina, Winnipeg, and Toronto)
Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-9
Trans-Canada_Air_Lines_Flight_810-9
Historic house in Alabama, United States
entrance door into the attic. The fourth floor tower is accessed by a straight flight of stairs located just outside the servants room and the third floor
Kenworthy_Hall
Mode of flight
mode of flight involves flying a significant distance horizontally compared to its descent and therefore can be distinguished from a mostly straight downward
Gliding_flight
Space Shuttle orbiter (1985–2011)
Ray Observatory. Beginning in 1995 with STS-71, Atlantis made seven straight flights to the former Russian space station Mir as part of the Shuttle–Mir
Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
Unidentified 1971 airplane hijacker
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305, a Boeing 727 aircraft flying from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, Washington. Cooper told the flight crew he had a bomb and
D._B._Cooper
British aerospace engineer (1885–1962)
Page set about attempting to learn to fly using the Bluebird. A brief straight flight was first achieved on 26 May 1910, but after a few more similar efforts
Frederick_Handley_Page
History of a radar technology
turbulence kept the aircraft from flying straight and level enough for good 50-foot (15 m) data, one pre-dawn flight in August 1957 yielded a map-like image
History of synthetic-aperture radar
History_of_synthetic-aperture_radar
required to maintain straight and level flight at lower airspeeds. A very high angle of attack is required to maintain altitude in slow flight. At these low
Slow_flight
England to France: a straight distance of 35.82 km (22.26 mi) in 2 hours, 49 minutes.[citation needed] A week after the cross-channel flight of Gossamer Albatross
Human-powered_aircraft
Czech-born American jazz bassist (1944–2021)
John Abercrombie Arcade (ECM, 1978) Abercrombie Quartet (ECM, 1979) Straight Flight (JAM, 1979) M (ECM, 1980) Solar (1985) Farewell (Emarcy 9832649, 1993)
George_Mraz
Flight instrument
In aviation, a flight director (FD) is a flight instrument that is overlaid on the attitude indicator that shows the pilot of an aircraft the attitude
Flight_director_(aeronautics)
English aviator
Flight. XXIV (1237): 851–852. 9 September 1932. Retrieved 30 January 2016. Hearn (1994), p. 91. "Coupe Comfort: The Miles Whitney Straight". Flight.
Louis_Strange
Flight instrument which determines the aircraft's vertical velocity
and height required to reach an objective. In cruise mode (used in straight flight), the vario can also give an audible indication of the correct speed
Variometer
Wide-body three-engine airliner
McDonnell Douglas. The DC-10 was intended to succeed the DC-8 for long-range flights. It first flew on August 29, 1970; it was introduced on August 5, 1971
McDonnell_Douglas_DC-10
Search for a missing Boeing 777 in the southern Indian Ocean
The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 on 8 March 2014 led to a multinational search effort in Southeast Asia and the southern Indian Ocean
Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Search_for_Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370
Building used as a public meeting place in London, demolished 1907
space, from whence ascend two curved flights of stairs, one on each side, which meet in one broad straight flight above, leading to the great hall, and
Exeter_Hall
1941 Illustrious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy
the hull with a single 17 feet 6 inches (5.33 m) tall hangar; a new, straight, flight deck capable of operating aircraft up to 40.000lbs; and the installation
HMS_Victorious_(R38)
Experimental aircraft
island of Crete to the island of Santorini. The flight holds official FAI world records for straight-line distance as well as duration for human-powered
MIT_Daedalus
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Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Straight; Pertinent
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Powerful; Straight
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English streʒt ‘straight’, ‘upright’, presumably applied in either a literal or a figurative sense.
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu, Traditional
Straight Forward
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Straight.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Straight
Girl/Female
Muslim
Straight, Pertinent
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Straight
Boy/Male
Tamil
Straight, Erected
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Straight
Boy/Male
Muslim
Straight road
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Straight
Boy/Male
Tamil
Straight, Honest
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Surridge 1.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Clear, Straight
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Straight
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Straight; Honest; Simple; Straight Forward
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Straight Forward
Girl/Female
Arabic
Straight Path
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Straight; Honest
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