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parabolic flight

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parabolic flight [¦par·ə¦bäl·ik ′flīt]
(aerospace engineering)
A space flight occurring in a parabolic orbit.


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We may not have to do every experiment from here on out in a parabolic flight," said Strangman.
After climbing to around 30,000ft, the aircraft uses a technique called parabolic flight to achieve weightlessness - the same method used to train astronauts and to film Apollo 13.
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