• Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment (TALPA) is a method used by airport operators to determine runway conditions for takeoff and landing. It produces...
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    Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 (category Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 2005)
    the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration created the Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment Aviation Rulemaking Committee (TALPA ARC). In 2016, based...
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    Runway excursion (category Aviation accidents and incidents involving runway excursions)
    increasing pilots' situational awareness and enhancing automation during landings. Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment (TALPA) was introduced in 2016, whereby...
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  • Below are abbreviations used in aviation, avionics, aerospace, and aeronautics. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also...
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  • or that is flooded is considered to be contaminated. Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment (TALPA) was introduced in 2016, whereby airport operators...
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    Vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL) is a form of takeoff and landing for rockets. Multiple VTVL craft have flown. A notable VTVL vehicle was the...
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  • film Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment (TALPA), a method used by airport operators to determine runway conditions for take-off and landing This...
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    Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey (category Aircraft with retractable tricycle landing gear)
    tiltrotor military transport and cargo aircraft with both vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities. It is designed...
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    switched to a concentric contraction as the athlete jumped upward. The landing and takeoff were executed in an extremely short period of time, in the range...
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    and the spaceplanes that use the vertical takeoff, horizontal landing (VTHL) approach (e.g., the Space Shuttle, or the USAF X-37) which have landing gear...
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    Landing gear is the undercarriage of an aircraft or spacecraft that is used for taxiing, takeoff or landing. For aircraft, it is generally needed for...
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    De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo (category Aircraft with retractable tricycle landing gear)
    The de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo is a short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility transport turboprop aircraft developed from the earlier piston-powered...
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    originally under the Advanced Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (ASTOVL) project, for the United States Marine Corps and replacement for the F-16 Fighting...
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    Boeing C-17 Globemaster III (category Aircraft with retractable tricycle landing gear)
    Takeoff and Landing Distances (NSIAD-93-288R)". Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019. Bonny, Danny, Barry Fryer and Martyn...
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    Antonov An-3 (category Aircraft with fixed conventional landing gear)
    (769.7 sq ft) Max takeoff weight: 5,800 kg (12,787 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Glushenkov TVD-20-03 Turboprop, 1,010 kW (1,350 hp) Performance Maximum speed: 260 km/h...
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    Lockheed C-5 Galaxy (category Aircraft with retractable tricycle landing gear)
    Economic/Environmental Disaster. Takeoff and landing distance requirements for the plane at maximum-load gross weight are 8,300 ft (2,500 m) and 4,900 ft (1,500 m)...
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    Sukhoi Su-33 (category Aircraft with retractable tricycle landing gear)
    deck during high-Alpha (angle of attack) landings. Compared with the rival MiG-29K, the Su-33's maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) is 50% higher; fuel capacity...
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    aviation developed, the alignment of takeoff and landing paths centered on a well defined area known as a landing strip. Thereafter, the requirements of...
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    McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (category Aircraft with retractable tricycle landing gear)
    landing speeds 20–30 knots (35–55 km/h) faster than those of comparable aircraft, reduce the MD-11's margin for error during the takeoff and landing phases...
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  • to test for characteristics such as vertical takeoff and landing, high endurance, precise targeting, and mission flexibility. The goal is to fulfill mission...
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    Qantas Flight 32 (category Qantas accidents and incidents)
    takeoff from Singapore Changi Airport. After holding for almost two hours to assess the situation, the aircraft made a successful emergency landing at...
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    The Allies countered by attacking the aircraft on the ground and during takeoff and landing. One of the most advanced World War II combat aircraft, the...
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    McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (category Aircraft with retractable tricycle landing gear)
    increased by just over 3 ft (0.9 m) and full-span leading edge slats, improving takeoff and landing performance. Maximum takeoff weight was typically 110,000 lb...
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    (Standard), LR (Long Range) and AR (Advanced Range). The STD served as the base model, while the LR featured a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) that was increased...
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    Ural Airlines Flight 178 (category Airliner accidents and incidents involving belly landings)
    a forced landing in a cornfield after takeoff from Zhukovsky International Airport. The aircraft, an Airbus A321-211 with 226 passengers and 7 crew members...
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    Antonov An-32 (category Aircraft with retractable tricycle landing gear)
    An-32 has outstanding takeoff characteristics in hot and high conditions, up to 55 °C (131 °F) and 4,500 m (14,800 ft) elevation, and is suitable for use...
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    phases of flight includes all ground operations involving taxi, takeoff and landing, and all other flight operations conducted below 10,000 feet [3,000 m]...
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    to aircraft during takeoff and landing. Between 1990 and 2013, civil aircraft experienced more than 1,000 collisions with deer and 440 with coyotes. An...
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  • aircraft's wings generate when they are close to a fixed surface. During takeoff, ground effect can cause the aircraft to "float" while below the recommended...
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    Comair Flight 5191 (category Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error)
    assigned the airport's Runway 22 for the takeoff but used Runway 26 instead. Runway 26 was too short for a safe takeoff, causing the aircraft to overrun the...
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