design landing mass
1design landing mass — The maximum mass of the aircraft at which, for structural design purposes, it is assumed to be planned to land (ICAO) …
2Landing craft — are boats and seagoing vehicles used to convey a landing force (infantry and vehicles) from the sea to the shore during an amphibious assault. Most renowned are those used to storm the beaches of Normandy, the Mediterranean, and many Pacific… …
3landing craft — Navy. any of various flat bottomed vessels designed to move troops and equipment close to shore. [1935 40] * * * ▪ naval craft small naval vessel used primarily to transport and tactically deploy soldiers, equipment, vehicles, and supplies from… …
4landing ship, tank — ▪ naval ship naval ship specially designed to transport and deploy troops, vehicles, and supplies onto foreign shores for the conduct of offensive military operations. LSTs were designed during World War II to disembark military forces without… …
5Moon landing — For other uses, see Moon landing (disambiguation). Still frame from the video transmission of Neil Armstrong stepping onto the surface of the Moon at 02:56 UTC on 21 July 1969. An estimated 500 million people worldwide watched this event,… …
6Apollo Moon Landing hoax conspiracy theories — are claims that some or all elements of the Apollo Moon landings were faked by NASA and possibly members of other involved organizations. Some groups and individuals have advanced various theories which tend, to varying degrees, to include the… …
7Moon landing conspiracy theories — Astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong in NASA s training mockup …
8No.1 class landing ship — Landing ship No.4 on 22 June 1944 Class overview Name: No.1 class landing ship Builders …
9No.101 class landing ship — No.149 on 2 March 1944 at Kurahashijima Island. Class overview Name: No.101 class landing ship No.103 class landing ship …
10Propellant mass fraction — In aerospace engineering, the propellant mass fraction is a measure of a vehicle s performance, determined as the portion of the vehicle s mass which does not reach the destination. In a spacecraft, this is an orbit, while for aircraft it is… …
