Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. The movement of the electron beam back to its initial position between scan lines in a cathode-ray tube display.
Etymologies
- fly + back (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I'd put my money and time with two stages to orbit with a flyback first stage.”
“I would like to see NASA develop a flyback, air breathing first stage next with expendable 2nd stages.”
“If you try jumping ducks and they fly off without you getting a shot just wait for a few minutes and usually they'll flyback towards you giving you a perfect passing shot (especially on a river).”
“Elon recently said that he wants to replace his current approach with flyback stages.”
“The problem is in part due to the wide variety of timing: While the AALS hiring conference happens at the same time for everyone, the flyback interviews and the extending of offers happens over a wide time period starting perhaps in late November and running to at least February and sometimes quite a bit later.”
“The flyback booster concept was an early victim of the lack of funding, NOT because the astronaut office made it complex.”
Astronaut Office Weighs In (Officially) On Ares/Orion/EELVs - NASA Watch
“UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm sure it will be a gradual flyback, probably on the West Coast, you'll see the flight activity come back before the East Coast.”
“Since one source of VLF radiation is the flyback transformer located at the rear of your monitor, stay clear of this area when doing other work tasks.”
“Well, systems analysis of the microbio inventory, of course, from the first flyback probe.”
“There, brackish ponds greeted the first flyback probe.”
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