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  • 1landing flaps — A secondary control surface built into the wing by which the overall area of the wing or lift to drag (L/D) ratio can be increased. The increased wing area permits a lower landing speed. The increased drag reduces the speed on landing and… …

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  • 2Landing — 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… …

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  • 3Landing 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… …

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  • 4landing flap — noun a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing • Hypernyms: ↑flap, ↑flaps * * * noun : a flap that is mounted on the undersurface near the trailing edge of an airplane wing and that when lowered increases… …

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  • 5flaps — noun a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag • Syn: ↑flap • Hypernyms: ↑airfoil, ↑aerofoil, ↑control surface, ↑surface • Hyponyms: ↑landing flap …

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  • 6Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces — Special Naval Landing Force (SNLF) 海軍特別陸戦隊 Kaigun Tokubetsu Rikusentai The ensign of the Special Naval Landing Force Active …

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  • 7Emergency landing — For other uses, see Emergency landing (disambiguation). Crash landing redirects here. For other uses, see Crash landing (disambiguation). JetBlue Airways Flight 292 making an emergency landing at LAX An emergency landing is a landing made by an… …

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  • 8Water landing — Ditching redirects here. For the intentional delinquence from compulsory schooling, see truancy. A water landing is, in the broadest sense, any landing on a body of water. All waterfowl, those seabirds capable of flight, and some human built… …

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  • 9Conventional landing gear — The Piper Super Cub is a popular taildragger aircraft …

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  • 10Velocity landing extended — Vitesse maximale d un avion La vitesse maximale d un avion est la vitesse que l avion ne doit pas dépasser sous risque d être détruit, d être endommagé, de devenir incontrôlable ou plus généralement risquant de compromettre la sécurité du vol.… …

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