maiden flight
First time airborne
A maiden flight is the first flight of an aircraft, spacecraft, or pilot.
The term emphasizes the significance of an inaugural journey through the air: The 787's maiden flight lasted three hours.
It extends from maiden meaning first, as in maiden voyage for ships.
First to explore territory
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- historicOf lasting significance
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
landmark · inaugural · first-time · innovation · advancement · record-breaking · triumph · momentous
First public performance
- launchSet into motion
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
christening · commencement · initiation · rollout · reveal · sendoff · ceremony · ribbon-cutting
Departure or parody
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- runwayPaved path for planes
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
altitude · airspeed · aeronautics · hangar · aviator · propeller · jet engine · aerodynamics
pioneering
First to explore territory
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- historicOf lasting significance
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
achievement · landmark · inaugural · first-time · innovation · advancement · record-breaking · triumph · momentous · celebrated
premiere
First public performance
- launchSet into motion
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
inauguration · christening · commencement · initiation · rollout · reveal · sendoff · ceremony · ribbon-cutting · fanfare
takeoff
Departure or parody
cockpit · altitude · airspeed · aeronautics · hangar · aviator · propeller · jet engine · aerodynamics · airliner
journey
Travel from place to place
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
traverse · crossing · destination · departure · ascent · soaring · airborne · aloft · skies · horizon
- flightsdeparture, arrival, boarding, nonstop, one-way trip
- flight eventstakeoff, landing, liftoff, launch, descent
- flight testingtest pilot, airworthiness, proof of concept, speed test, endurance test
- model aircraftmodel airplane, model kits, RC helicopter, quadcopter, model aircraft