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What (who) is mid-air - definition

AVIATION ACCIDENT IN WHICH TWO OR MORE AIRCRAFT COME INTO CONTACT DURING FLIGHT
Midair collision; Mid air collision; Mid-air crash; Mid air crash; List of notable mid-air collisions
  • Contemporary artist's impression of the first mid-air collision, 1910

mid-air      
¦ noun a part of the air above ground level.
mid-air      
If something happens in mid-air, it happens in the air, rather than on the ground.
The bird stopped and hovered in mid-air.
...a mid-air collision.
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Mid-air collision         
In aviation, a mid-air collision is an accident in which two or more aircraft come into unplanned contact during flight. Owing to the relatively high velocities involved and the likelihood of subsequent impact with the ground or sea, very severe damage or the total destruction of at least one of the aircraft usually results.

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Mid-air collision

In aviation, a mid-air collision is an accident in which two or more aircraft come into unplanned contact during flight. Owing to the relatively high velocities involved and the likelihood of subsequent impact with the ground or sea, very severe damage or the total destruction of at least one of the aircraft usually results.

The potential for a mid-air collision is increased by miscommunication, mistrust, error in navigation, deviations from flight plans, lack of situational awareness, and the lack of collision-avoidance systems. Although a rare occurrence in general due to the vastness of open space available, collisions often happen near or at airports, where large volumes of aircraft are spaced more closely than in general flight.

Examples of use of mid-air
1. The offending sequence showed two skydivers colliding in mid–air.
2. For this hi–tech mid–air invention is claimed to be the first windproof umbrella.
3. Had it, in reality, been blown to pieces in mid–air?
4. "Vanishing a living, breathing, human being in mid–air," as Houdini breathlessly billed it.
5. In tests cats became unconscious in mid–air WWII: Attach incendiaries to bats.