altitude

"The fatal crash was, with a high degree of probability, attributable to a situation from which there was no escape, resulting from insufficient lift and the low altitude above the ground," it said.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Flightradar24, a flight-tracking website, said preliminary data showed the aircraft had “extreme fluctuations” in its reported altitude in flight, dropping drastically and rising again quickly at speeds far beyond those seen during normal trips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The first sign of trouble came about an hour and 15 minutes into the flight when the aircraft started to lose altitude, dropping some 15,000 feet over the next 55 seconds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

To reach the necessary altitude and speed, "the rocket has to do different things when it's experiencing different levels of gravity," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Japanese forest composition varies with latitude and altitude: evergreen leafy forest in the south at low altitude, deciduous leafy forest in central Japan, and coniferous forest in the north and at high altitude.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Meteorologists use the term "tilt" to describe the separation between a tropical cyclone's circulation centers at lower and middle altitudes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Other airlines have relied on private security companies to help map out which flight paths, altitudes and times of day to use, to reduce risks and manage the growing disruptions of Russian air traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The drones are authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration and travel at altitudes between 250 and 400 feet, Robertson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

It has long been known that air travel at high altitudes exposes people to cosmic radiation, but the dose for most travellers is regarded as statistically insignificant, external.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Over the four days I spent on the Stampede Trail, I didn’t see a single aircraft overhead, other than commercial jets flying at altitudes greater than twenty-five thousand feet.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer