gear-down landing
1Landing High Japan — Infobox VG title = Landing High Japan caption = The pilot being prompted to lower the landing gear. The red and green beacons indicate the flight path that the plane should follow. developer = Taito Corporation publisher = Taito Corporation… …
2gear — n. & v. n. 1 (often in pl.) a a set of toothed wheels that work together to transmit and control motion from an engine, esp. to the road wheels of a vehicle. b a mechanism for doing this. 2 a particular function or state of adjustment of engaged… …
3Landing — is the last part of a flight, where a flying animal, aircraft, or spacecraft returns to the ground. When the flying object returns to water, the process is called alighting, although it is commonly called landing and touchdown as well. A normal… …
4Landing Signal Officer — Landing Signal Officers (LSOs) are naval aviators specially trained to control the approach and landings of airplanes aboard aircraft carriers. Paddles In the U.S. Navy, aircraft carrier operations began with USS Langley (CV 1) in 1922. Langley s …
5Landing Ship, Tank — A Canadian LST off loads an M4 Sherman during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. Landing Ship, Tank (LST) was the military designation for naval vessels created during World War II to support amphibious operations by carrying significant… …
6landing gear — n. 1) to raise, retract a landing gear 2) to let down, lower a landing gear 3) a retractable landing gear * * * [ lændɪŋgɪə] lower a landing gear retract a landing gear a retractable landing gear to let down to raise …
7landing gear warning system — A warning system incorporated into most retractable landing gear aircraft to warn the pilot of an unsafe landing gear position. The warning is usually in the form of a warning light and a warning horn. The horn blows and the light comes on when… …
8landing gear position indicator — A system available on all aircraft with retractable landing gear to indicate the position of the landing gear. The most common indication is a set of three green lights to indicate all three wheels are down and locked and three red lights to show …
9landing weight — The weight of an aircraft on touch down. It is often limited and is less than the maximum takeoff weight. Most aircraft have a provision for jettisoning or dumping fuel to bring the aircraft within a specified maximum weight for landing. Landing… …
10down lock — A device for locking retractable landing gear in the down or extended position …
