instrument landing

noun

1. an aircraft landing accomplished by use of gauges on the instrument panel and ground-based radio equipment, with limited reference to outside visual signals.

instrument landing

noun

1. an aircraft landing relying only upon instruments and ground radio devices, usually made when visibility is very poor

Word History and Origins

Origin of instrument landing¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

"Aircraft follow a beam from the instrument landing system. This beam must not be broken, which could happen when it's foggy," he tells the BBC.

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During its departure, the aircraft’s left side was badly damaged when it struck the opposing runway’s instrument landing system array, located not far from a busy highway.

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Among the targets of EMP weapons are air traffic control systems, instrument landing and navigation systems and communications systems.

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Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority has also said the airport’s instrument landing system will not be working until Feb. 26 — eight weeks after the airport began operations on Jan. 1.

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Jagannath Niroula, a spokesperson for Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority, said Pokhara International Airport’s instrument landing system will not be working until Feb. 26 — 56 days after the airport began operations on Jan. 1.

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