transcontinental flight

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• Transcontinental flight — is travelling by air from the Atlantic Ocean coast to the Pacific Ocean coast, or in the reverse. The first transcontinental flight was made by Calbraith Perry Rodgers to win the prize offered by publisher William Randolph Hearst. He offered a… …   Wikipedia

• Dawn-to-dusk transcontinental flight across the United States — The Dawn to dusk transcontinental flight across the United States was a pioneering aviation record established June 23, 1924. It marked the first crossing of the North American continent within the hours of daylight. The record was set by 1st Lt …   Wikipedia

• transcontinental — trans‧con‧ti‧nen‧tal [ˌtrænzkɒntˈnentl, ˌtræns ǁ kɑːn ] adjective TRAVEL crossing a continent: • a transcontinental flight from New York to Los Angeles * * * transcontinental UK US /ˌtrænzkɒntɪˈnentəl/ adjective ► crossing a continent: » …   Financial and business terms

• Transcontinental — may refer to: *transcontinental flight from the Atlantic to the Pacific in the United States *Transcontinental airspeed record from the Atlantic to the Pacific in the United States *Transcontinental (publisher), a major Canadian newspaper and… …   Wikipedia

• Flight length — In aviation, the flight length is defined as the time airborne during a flight. Short haul flight: <3 hours Medium haul flight: 3 to 6 hours Long haul flight: >6 hours Contents 1 Domestic 2 Short h …   Wikipedia

• transcontinental — trans|con|ti|nen|tal [ ,træns,kantı nentl ] adjective a transcontinental flight, railroad, or road goes from one side of a CONTINENT to the other, for example across Asia or America …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• transcontinental — UK [ˌtrænzkɒntɪˈnent(ə)l] / US [ˌtrænsˌkɑntɪˈnent(ə)l] adjective a transcontinental flight, railway, or road goes from one side of a continent to the other, for example across Asia or America …   English dictionary

• Transcontinental Air Transport — (T A T) was airline founded in 1928 by Clement Melville Keys that was to merge in 1930 with Western Air Express to form what became TWA.Keys enlisted the help of Charles Lindbergh to design a transcontinental network to get government airmail… …   Wikipedia

• flight, history of — ▪ aviation Introduction  development of heavier than air flying machines. Important landmarks and events along the way to the invention of the airplane include an understanding of the dynamic reaction of lifting surfaces (or wings), building… …   Universalium

• Transcontinental air speed record — These are records for flight between coasts in North America.Transcontinental air speed record:In flight and on ground time are counted after the earliest flightsJunior transcontinental air speed record:For the junior record only in flight time… …   Wikipedia

• Flight altitude record — These are the records set for going the highest in the atmosphere from the age of ballooning onward. Some records are certified by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. Contents 1 Fixed wing aircraft 1.1 Piston driven propeller aeroplane 1.2… …   Wikipedia