landing speed
Final approach rate
Landing speed is the velocity at which an aircraft touches down on a runway, typically the minimum safe speed that still allows controlled flight.
Different aircraft have different landing speeds based on weight, wing design, and conditions: The pilot reduced to landing speed on final approach.
In other contexts, landing speed may refer to the velocity of any object—spacecraft, parachutist, or projectile—at the moment it reaches a surface.
- touchdownSix-point gridiron play
- touch downMake contact with ground
- final approachLanding's concluding flight path
- approachWay of handling something
- descentDownward slope or lineage
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