Sentences with phrase «flying at»

If you follow me on the Snapchats (serenagwolf), you already know these citrusy, coconut - y balls bites have been flying at my face all week, and I imagine that will continue until I get sick of them.

Or at least the comments are flying at opposite ends.

They certainly can not travel there with today's technology: A spacecraft flying at the speed of light would take 600 years to arrive at Antares.

Due to the faintness of the red dwarf, its radiation pressure is insufficient to stop a sail craft flying at 20 % of the speed of light before it collides with its surface.

Please remember under the CRS we are not seeing two American spacecraft flying at the same time.

When we consider aeroplanes flying at reasonably safe heights, say between one and two miles, the problem of accurately dropping projectiles becomes a difficult one and scientific calculation must take the place of guess - work.

The manufacturers have recently introduced a variety of excellent improvements in the construction of trucks, springs, and connections, which are calculated to avoid atmospheric resistance, secure safety and convenience, and contribute ease and comfort to passengers, while flying at the rate of 30 or 40 miles per hour.

In the ion crystal, the helium atoms flying at a leisurely speed collide with the magnesium hydride ions rotating about their own axis trillions of times per second.

On the other hand, those who have studied the question carefully believe that an aeroplane flying at heights» greater than one mile will be a very difficult target, indeed, for gunners on the ground.

«Aerial inspection of energy pipelines is federally required and typically performed using manned aircraft flying at low altitudes,» said David Yoel, chief executive officer of American Aerospace Technologies Inc. «If we validate unmanned aircraft technologies, we can reduce risks to pilots and the public, and more efficiently protect the country's critical infrastructure.»

Until now, Cassini has maintained a cautious distance from the densest part of the plumes, flying at distances of 260 kilometres or more from the surface.

As the local temperature decreases, the sound speed also decreases, so for a plane flying at 35,000 feetwhere the ambient temperature is 54 Cthe local speed of sound is 295 meters per second (660 miles per hour).

«Normally the airplane is going to be flying at some direction other than straight toward you, and normally you're not going to see it at sunset with clear skies,» Pike says.

On account of the sharpness of the angle of advance presented by the forward planes it is impossible to obtain any higher speed when the machine is in the air, as the great air resistance encountered by the aeroplane when flying at so sharp an angle consumes the entire horse - power.

Peper estimated the likely impact of rigid restrictions on flying at particular heights.

To demonstrate the viability of their approach, the scientists used a gun bullet flying at a speed of 150 m / s.

Such high resolution would enable unmanned aerial vehicles to capture detail down to a license plate number while flying at altitudes too high to be spotted from the ground.

«New Horizons will be flying at almost 14 kilometres per second, so even a 1 - millimetre - wide particle could destroy it.»

«New Horizons will be flying at almost 14 kilometres per second, so even a 1 - millimetre particle could destroy it,» he adds.

Debris from shattered homes can be the most devastating aspect of a storm, sending a cloud of shrapnel - like pieces of scrap metal and wood flying at hundreds of miles an hour into house after house.

Planes could avoid creating contrails by flying at lower altitudes, he says, or steering clear of water - rich patches of air — although such measures could prove counterproductive if they make flying more inefficient and lead to a greater increase in CO2 levels.

«Superbly splendid long cars,» Porter wrote, could carry from 60 to 80 passengers in safety, comfort and convenience «while flying at the rate of 30 or 40 miles per hour.»

We were flying at about 1,000 feet, and at that height you could see the grid of streets below, lined withdollhouses and marked by streetlights.

Often flying at night to avoid hawks, the animals head south to spend the winter in Mexico and Central America.

The simulation achieved a birdlike energy efficiency flying at speeds between 10 meters and 12 meters per second, the researchers report in the December issue of Bioinspiration and Biomimetics.

Flying at a height of 20 kilometres and a speed of nearly 300 km per hour, the challenge was to tightly align the infrared laser pulses transmitted by the aircraft with the receiving station on the ground.

As for my botched recital, I no longer dodge the memory as if rotting vegetables were flying at my face.

Young birds running up steep ramps flap their wings before they can fly, and scientists studying the energetics of flight have found that birds use far less energy running and flapping up steep inclines angles than they do flying at similar angles.

They are flying at heights in the atmosphere where after two or three years they will burn as gravity pulls them down, requiring more to be launched.

Different drones will be capable of flying at different speeds, another factor to take into consideration when you are shopping for one.

Among all the drones flying at night for sale, the AKASO K88 was the best.

UDI quadcopter drones are wildly popular for one simple reason: They offer high quality flying at an affordable price.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Flags are flying at half - staff at the New York Police Department's 84th precinct in Downtown Brooklyn after two officers were gunned down Saturday afternoon while on duty.

Racial allegations were flying at Wednesday's Buffalo School Board session.

In the summer months, the county's Division of Vector Control typically conducts a blanket application of methoprene via helicopters flying at low altitude over Accabonac Harbor, Napeague, and Beach Hampton in Amagansett.

Pilots have been routinely flying at such altitudes over Iraq and Afghanistan during military operations - but now the combatants in eastern Ukraine have more advanced equipment than any other insurgency ever.

However, airliners can easily be made immune to this by posting minimal height restrictions, as Ukraine had done in this case - aircraft flying at 33000 feet are completely immune to such weapons, they are significantly out of range.

«Flag flying at Scottish executive and Scottish parliament buildings is a matter for those bodies.

It simply does not work against the targets flying at heights of below ~ 60 meters.

In a scenario where a missile would have to travel a distance of 1,000 kilometers to reach its target, a subsonic system (at 800 km / h) would need 75 min, whereas a supersonic system (Mach 2.8) would need 17 min and 38 seconds and a hypersonic one (flying at mach 6) just 9 min and 30 seconds.

It was assessed as travelling at a speed of Mach 10 (flying at 10 times the speed of sound or approximately 7,680 miles per hour).

The AN - 26 was flying at about 6,500 m, or roughly 3,000 m below MH - 17.

And there was always a flag flying at the back of his boat,» said his son Don.

Basically, anything that you wouldn't want flying at your head at 50 km per hour (the average speed that crashes happen at), then don't have it loose in your vehicle.

I can say flying at 31 weeks is probably the least fun airline experience I have ever had and would not recommend it to anyone.

There's advice flying at you from different directions and you've still got to figure out what works best for you and your family.

Discover the Truth behind the myths that keep moms flying at a frenetic pace, spending countless dollars they often don't have, and losing endless hours trying to become «experts» on everything from ear infections to the safe heating points of hard plastics.

If they were, they would know that wiping some poop from a diaper is a walk in the park over the times you will have poop on you, flying at you, or cleaning it off baby with endless wipes (sometimes just resulting in a full shower for them).

(Something that travels slowly toward her feet may be less threatening than something that seems to be flying at her face or body!)

The Boston Harbor Islands is sponsoring an afternoon of kite flying at Spectacle Island — materials to make your own kite will be provided on a first come, first serve basis.