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landing speed

British

noun

the minimum air speed at which an aircraft lands safely

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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

The outstanding feature would be the landing speed of about 25 m.p.h. which would be brought about by air brakes in the form of flaps.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was too late to pull up and go� around again as I was down to landing speed.

From The Biography of a Rabbit by Benson, Roy, Jr.

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