Flight Flight or flying is the motion (physics), motion of an Physical object, object through an atmosphere, or through the vacuum of Outer space, space, without contacting any planetary surface. This can be achieved by generating aerodynamic lift ass ...

is the process by which an object moves without direct support from a surface. Flight may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Flight'' (1929 film), an American adventure film * ''Flight'' (2009 film), a South Korean drama film * ''Flight'' (2012 film), an American film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Denzel Washington * ''Flight'' (2021 film), an Indian action thriller film * ''The Flight'' (film), a 1970 Soviet film

Literature

* "Flight" (Lessing story), a 1957 short story by Doris Lessing * ''Flight'' (novel), a 2007 novel by Sherman Alexie * ''Flight'' (play), a 1927 by Mikhail Bulgakov * "Flight" (Steinbeck story), a 1938 short story by John Steinbeck * ''Flights'' (novel), a 2007 novel by Olga Tokarczuk

Music

Albums and EPs

* ''Flight'' (Building 429 album) (2002) * ''Flight'' (Cesium 137 album) (2008) * ''Flight'' (Thorgeir Stubø album) (1988) * ''Flight'', an album by Windsor Airlift (2010) * '' The Flight ux', an EP by Edge of Dawn (2005)

Songs

* "Flight" (song), a 2014 song by Lifehouse * "Flight", a song by A Certain Ratio from ''

The Graveyard and the Ballroom ''The Graveyard and the Ballroom'' is the debut album by English band A Certain Ratio, released in January 1980 by record label Factory.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , pp. 192–3 It was produced by Martin ...

'' * "Flight", a song by Joe Morris from '' Singularity'' * "Flight", a song by Neurosis from ''

Souls at Zero ''Souls at Zero'' is the third studio album by the American post-metal band Neurosis (band), Neurosis. It was released in 1992 by the Alternative Tentacles record label. Their first album with Simon Mcllroy, ''Souls at Zero'' marked a shift in t ...

Other uses in music

* ''Flight'' (opera), an opera by Jonathan Dove (1998) *

Flights (band) Flights are an English alternative/progressive rock band formed in May 2010 in Bristol. The band comprises Joel Pearce on vocals/guitars, Joe Newcombe on guitars/vocals, Dean Bowden on bass/vocals and Adam Cann on drums. In describing their mus ...

, a British rock band *

The Flight (band) The Flight are an English musical duo consisting of Joe Henson and Alexis Smith. The duo has written songs and composed for film, TV shows and video games. Joe Henson started his professional music career as a touring bass player, most notably in ...

, a duo that produces music for film, television and video games

Television

* ''Flight'' (TV series), a 1958 syndicated anthology series hosted by George Kenney * "Flight" (''Grey's Anatomy''), a 2012 episode of ''Grey's Anatomy'' * "Flight" (''Prison Break''), a 2006 episode of ''Prison Break''

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Flight'' (comics) (2005) * ''Flight'' (magazine), a magazine founded in 1909 * ''Flight'' (sculpture), an artwork at the Lynden Sculpture Garden * ''

Microsoft Flight ''Microsoft Flight'' is an amateur flight simulation from Microsoft Studios (game studio), Microsoft Studios created as a spin-off of the ''Microsoft Flight Simulator'' series. The game is offered "free-to-play"; charging players for download ...

'', a video game/simulation * The Flight, a Marvel Comics superhero team of 1992

Military

Flight (military unit) A flight is a small military unit within the larger structure of an air force, naval air service, or army air corps; and is usually subordinate to a larger squadron. A military aircraft flight is typically composed of four aircraft, though ...

Flight sergeant Flight sergeant (commonly abbreviated to Flt Sgt, F/Sgt, FSGT or, currently correctly in the RAF, FS) is a senior non-commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and several other air forces which have adopted all or part of the RAF rank structur ...

, a senior non-commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and several other air forces

Sports

Flight (cricket) In cricket, the flight of the ball is its trajectory through the air between being released by the bowler and bouncing on the pitch. The flight of a delivery may be varied by changing the pace of the ball or through use of the Magnus force. Flig ...

, a sports term *

In flight In baseball, the rules state that a batted ball is considered in flight when it has not yet touched any object other than a fielder or his equipment. Such a ball can be caught by a fielder to put the batter out. Once a batted ball touches the gr ...

, a condition in baseball before a batted ball has touched anything other than a fielder or their gear

Other uses

* Flight (advertising) *

Flight (horse) Flight (1940–1953) was an Australian Thoroughbred racemare that was the highest stakes winning mare in Australasia. Her courageous efforts made her a crowd favourite during the post-World War II era and she had victories over some of the grea ...

, an Australian racehorse *

Fletching Fletching is the fin-shaped aerodynamic stabilization device attached on arrows, crossbow bolts, Dart (missile), darts, and javelins, typically made from light semi-flexible materials such as feathers or Bark (botany), bark. Each piece of such a ...

or flight, part of an arrow * Flight of stairs *

Air travel Air travel is a form of travel in vehicles such as airplanes, jet aircraft, helicopters, hot air balloons, blimps, Glider (aircraft), gliders, Hang gliding, hang gliders, parachuting, parachutes, or anything else that can sustain flight.

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flight number In the aviation industry, a flight number or flight designator is a code for an airline service consisting of two-character airline designator and a 1 to 4 digit number. For example, QF9 is a Qantas Airways service from Perth, Australia to Londo ...

designating an airline service * Attachment used to move material in a flight conveyor *A beer flight, used to sample many different beers