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landing speed

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noun

  1. the minimum air speed at which an aircraft lands safely

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Top speed 92 m. p. h., landing speed 35.

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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