aircraft landing

/ˌɛərˈkræft ˌlændɪŋ/

Definitions of aircraft landing

1. noun

   landing an aircraft
   synonyms: airplane landing

   types:

   emergency landing, forced landing

   an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control

   GCA, ground-controlled approach

   aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar

   three-point landing

   a landing in which all three wheels of the aircraft touch the ground at the same time

   instrument landing

   an aircraft landing made entirely by means of instruments

   crash landing

   an emergency landing under circumstances where a normal landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft)

   type of:

   landing

   the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface)