landing approach
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landing approach
The continuously changing position of an aircraft in space directed toward effecting a landing on a predetermined area.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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Noun | 1. | landing approach - the approach to a landing field by an airplane landing - the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was catlike" coming, approach, approaching - the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" |
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