nose-up landing
1Landing — 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… …
2Landing 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 …
3Landing gear extender — Landing gear extenders are devices used on conventional or tailwheel equipped aircraft. They move the wheels forward of the landing gear leg by 2 3 inches (5 8 cm).The installation of landing gear extenders is almost always the result of… …
4nose wheel — noun The single wheel at the front of a vehicle, etc, esp an aircraft • • • Main Entry: ↑nose * * * n. a landing wheel under the nose of an aircraft …
5nose|wheel — «NOHZ HWEEL», noun. a retractable landing wheel located at the nose of an airplane …
6nose — n. & v. n. 1 an organ above the mouth on the face or head of a human or animal, containing nostrils and used for smelling and breathing. 2 a the sense of smell (dogs have a good nose). b the ability to detect a particular thing (a nose for… …
7landing light — A high intensity forward facing spotlight that shines on the runway while coming in for a landing and the taxiway while taxiing. It may also be used as an anticollision and antibird beacon. Landing light(s) may be fitted onto the leading edges of …
8nose down — {v.}, {of an aircraft} To head down; bring down the nose of. * /The big airliner began to nose down for a landing./ * /The pilot nosed the plane down toward the runway./ …
9nose down — {v.}, {of an aircraft} To head down; bring down the nose of. * /The big airliner began to nose down for a landing./ * /The pilot nosed the plane down toward the runway./ …
10nose\ down — v of an aircraft To head down; bring down the nose of. The big airliner began to nose down for a landing. The pilot nosed the plane down toward the runway …
