test-fly

verb

ˈtest-ˌflī

test-flew ˈtest-ˌflü

; test-flown ˈtest-ˌflōn

; test-flying

transitive verb

: to subject to a flight test

test-fly an experimental plane

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Stoke is the only company besides SpaceX that seems close to actually test-flying a fully reusable rocket. —

Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 7 Jan. 2026 The plan was for a brisk and breezy mission—test-flying Boeing’s brand-new Starliner spacecraft up to the ISS for a short eight-day cruise. —

Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 13 Aug. 2024 If all goes well, the team plans to test-fly the hybrid-propulsion Saab 340 within about six years. —

Amy Jankovsky, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2023 The team verified this by test-flying various rectangular sheets of paper, changing the front weight by adding thin metallic tape to one edge. —

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2023 Airbus test-flew a miniaturized airliner demonstrator in 2019. —

Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2023 Now, one company has gotten a step closer to making that vision a reality, receiving government approval to test-fly its sports car. —

Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 4 July 2023