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Free Flight

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free flight [′frē ‚flīt]
(mechanics)
Unconstrained or unassisted flight.
Free Flight 

the part of a spacecraft’s flight that occurs after the rocket engines are shut off. The motion of a spacecraft in free flight is influenced by the gravitational attraction of the earth, moon, sun, and planets, by the resistance of the upper rarefied layers of the atmosphere, and by other factors.
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A baby boy who made a surprise arrival on board an AirAsia flight this week will be given free flights for life with the budget carrier, as will his mother, the airline said Friday.
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