Liftoff (disambiguation)
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Culture

  • Lift Off (TV series), an Australian educational television series
  • "Liftoff" (The West Wing), an episode of The West Wing
  • "Lift Off", an electronic music instrumental for Ztar composed by Les Fradkin
    Les Fradkin
    Les Fradkin is a guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, composer and record producer. He is best known for being a member of the original cast of the hit Broadway show Beatlemania...

  • Lift Off with Ayshea, a music based British TV show, originally titled Lift Off
  • Lift Off (sculpture)
    Lift Off (sculpture)
    Lift Off is a public artwork by American artist David Black, located at the CityVista Condominium at the intersection of 5th St NW & K St NW in Washington, D.C., United States...

    , in Washington, D.C.
    Washington, D.C.
    Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

  • "Lift Off
    Lift Off (song)
    "Lift Off" received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly wrote that the song "is rescued by Beyoncé, who whips the chorus with a belt so powerful you'd think it insulted her mother." AllHipHop praised the song saying that it's an "epic anthem that...

    ", a song by Jay-Z
    Jay-Z
    Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...

    , Kanye West
    Kanye West
    Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...

     and Beyoncé
    Beyoncé Knowles
    Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...

    .

Technology

  • Liftoff, the first moment of flight of a plane
    Fixed-wing aircraft
    A fixed-wing aircraft is an aircraft capable of flight using wings that generate lift due to the vehicle's forward airspeed. Fixed-wing aircraft are distinct from rotary-wing aircraft in which wings rotate about a fixed mast and ornithopters in which lift is generated by flapping wings.A powered...

    , a rocket
    Rocket
    A rocket is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust from a rocket engine. In all rockets, the exhaust is formed entirely from propellants carried within the rocket before use. Rocket engines work by action and reaction...

     or other space launch vehicle
    Launch vehicle
    In spaceflight, a launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a rocket used to carry a payload from the Earth's surface into outer space. A launch system includes the launch vehicle, the launch pad and other infrastructure....

    , when it leaves the ground
  • Lift-off (microtechnology)
    Lift-off (microtechnology)
    Lift-off process in microstructuring technology is a method of creating structures of a target material on the surface of a substrate using a sacrificial material Lift-off process in microstructuring technology is a method of creating structures (patterning) of a target material on the surface of...

    , a process in microtechnology
  • Lift-off oversteer
    Lift-off oversteer
    Lift-off oversteer is a form of oversteer in an automobile that occurs when the vertical load on the tires shifts from the rear to the front quickly due to throttle release while cornering...

    , a form of oversteer in an automobile
  • Flame Lift Off
    Flame Lift Off
    Flame lift-off in oil fired pressure jet burners is an unwanted condition in which the flame and burner become separated. This condition is most commonly created by excessive combustion air and often results in the loss of flame as the photo-electric cell fails to register the light of the flame,...

    , separation of the flame and burner where excessive combustion air is present.
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