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Flight 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 2017 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 Windsor Airlift is an American ambient post-rock band formed by brothers Andy Johnson and Tony Johnson, and Adam Young. The band, to date, has released eight studio albums, eight extended plays, one live album, and six singles. History I ...
(2010) * '' The Flight ux', an EP by Edge of Dawn (2005)


Songs

* "Flight" (Lifehouse song) (2014) * "Flight", a song by A Certain Ratio from '' The Graveyard and the Ballroom'' * "Flight", a song by Neurosis from '' Souls at Zero''


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 musi ...
, 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 created as a spin-off of the ''Microsoft Flight Simulator'' series. The game is offered "free-to-play"; charging players for downloading extra content, aircraft or s ...
'', a video game/simulation * The Flight, a Marvel Comics superhero team of 1992


Military

* Flight (military unit) * Flight sergeant, a senior non-commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and several other air forces


Sports

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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. Fligh ...
, 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 g ...
, a condition 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 great ...
, an Australian racehorse * Fletching or flight, part of an arrow * Flight of stairs * Air travel * A flight number designating an airline service * Attachment used to move material in a flight conveyor *A
beer flight Beer styles differentiate and categorise beers by colour, flavour, strength, ingredients, production method, recipe, history, or origin. The modern concept of beer styles is largely based on the work of writer Michael Jackson in his 1977 book ...
, used to sample many different beers


See also

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Fight-or-flight response The fight-or-flight or the fight-flight-or-freeze response (also called hyperarousal or the acute stress response) is a physiological reaction that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival. It was first des ...
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Flighting (disambiguation) Flighting may refer to: *Flighting (advertising), a technique for scheduling broadcast commercials *Flighting (cricket), changing the speed of delivery in order to deceive the batsman *Flighting, the helical blade of an auger (drill) An auger is ...
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Fly (disambiguation) A fly is any species of insect of the order Diptera. Flight is the process of flying. Fly may also refer to: Places * Fly, Ohio, U.S. * Fly, Tennessee, U.S. * Fly River (or the Fly), New Guinea People Nickname or pseudonym * Fly (artist) ...
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Take Flight (disambiguation) Take Flight may refer to: * ''Take Flight'' (album), 2005 album of Sylvester Sim * ''Take Flight'' (musical), a musical that premiered in 2007 * Take Flight, a later version of the Walt Disney World attraction Delta Dreamflight * Take Flight, a so ...
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