The ability of a towed body to accurately follow the path along which it is towed by a surface vessel. In the absence of high velocity currents and using short cables, most sonar towfish will track along the ship's path well.
shoot a bird in flight
Shoot (wildfowl) in flight
a formation of aircraft in flight
an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
(in soccer, cricket, etc.) Deliver (a ball) with well-judged trajectory and pace
Flight path
That rail in the grass is where the rail in the photo was in 1903 when Orville Wright went speeding down the track for the world's first engine-powered flight. He made it as far as the first white stone marker past the big gray one. Twelve seconds. The next three flights were longer, marked off my the other stones down the path.
My favorite side story on this was the man from the local Coast Guard station who took the "first flight" photo -- the one you see there on the sign. He had never even SEEN a camera before that morning when Wilbur set his up, pointed it at the end of the rail and told him to "push this button" if he saw space between the plane and the sand. The guy had never seen a camera but took one of the most famous photos ever on his FIRST try!
flight of the bumblebee... 177365
Last night, Tiny complained that there had been a hair in his soup, and the Barber of Seville was most annoyed. By morning he had sent them on their way suggesting that they had been very lucky that it had only been hare and not duck soup.
The trio followed a contrary bumblebee in Mary's garden looking for the path that might lead them to Halfway Mountain. Despite their ordeals, they still held onto the dream.
Following the flight of the bumblebee seemed the most logical thing to do ever since they had started this journey. The bee seemed to be on the right track. Things were looking up until duck (accidentally) swallowed the bee ...
177/365 Toy Project
177/365 One Object 365 Project