nose-down landing

  • 1nose 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./ …

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  • 2nose 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./ …

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  • 3nose\ 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 …

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  • 4Landing — 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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  • 5Landing 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 …

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  • 6nose over — {v.} To turn over on the nose so as to land upside down. * /The airplane made a faulty landing approach and nosed over./ …

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  • 7nose over — {v.} To turn over on the nose so as to land upside down. * /The airplane made a faulty landing approach and nosed over./ …

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  • 8nose\ over — v To turn over on the nose so as to land upside down. The airplane made a faulty landing approach and nosed over …

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  • 9Dash 8 landing gear incidents — Scandinavian Airlines Flight 1209 Accident summary Date September 9, 2007 Type Landing gear failure …

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  • 10Crosswind landing — A crosswind landing is a landing maneuver in which a significant component of the prevailing wind is perpendicular to the runway center line. Contents 1 Significance 2 Techniques 2.1 De Crab 2.2 Crab …

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