landing speed
Britishnoun
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This involves predicting the “compression” that occurs between each pair of aircraft as the lead plane decelerates to its landing speed.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2022
CEO Elon Musk said that the rocket's landing speed was close to the maximum the vehicle can handle.
From The Verge • Jun. 2, 2016
Authorities said on Monday that Asiana Airlines flight 214, which smashed onto the runway on Saturday after a flight from Seoul, was going "significantly below" its target landing speed of 137 knots.
From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2013
But they became oriented after only one or two landings, and reported that the runway tended to correct some of their errors in landing speed, degree of bank and point of touchdown.
From Time Magazine Archive
The monoplane gradually fell into desuetude, mainly owing to the difficulty of making that type adequately strong without it becoming prohibitively heavy, and also because of its high landing speed and general lack of manoeuvrability.
From A History of Aeronautics by Vivian, Evelyn Charles
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