airplane landing

Noun
  1. Landing an aircraft (synset 100305979)
    is a type of: landing - the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface)
    subtypes:
    • emergency landing, forced landing - an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control
    • gca, ground-controlled approach - aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar
    • three-point landing - a landing in which all three wheels of the aircraft touch the ground at the same time
    • instrument landing - an aircraft landing made entirely by means of instruments
    same as: aircraft landing

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