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Definition of Three-point landing
1. Noun. A landing in which all three wheels of the aircraft touch the ground at the same time.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Three-point Landing
Literary usage of Three-point landing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Airplane: A Practical Discussion of the Principles of Airplane Flight by Frederick Bedell (1920)
"Over-control after a steep glide is likely to occur, for the velocity acquired
during the glide renders the controls over-sensitive. A three-point landing, ..."
2. The Airplane: A Practical Discussion of the Principles of Airplane Flight by Frederick Bedell (1920)
"A three-point landing, in which the tail skid touches the ground at the same time
as the two wheels, is considered a good landing under most conditions. ..."
3. The Airplane: A Practical Discussion of the Principles of Airplane Flight by Frederick Bedell (1922)
"A three-point landing, in which the tail skid touches the ground at the same time
as the two wheels, is considered a good landing under most conditions. ..."
4. New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past (2007)
"In due time the long-billed bird made a perfect three-point landing in either
the Leeds cabbage patch or rose garden, depending on which school of ..."
5. Practical Flying: Complete Course of Flying Instruction by William Gordon McMinnies, Henry Graeme Anderson (1918)
"This is called a three- point landing and indicates that the machine has been
held off the ground up to the very last moment. In landing, it is always good ..."
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