autoland
verbEtymology From auto- + land.
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Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences To perform an autolanding.
autoland
nounEtymology From auto- + land.
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Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences An instance of autolanding.
- Autolands are useful in bad weather conditions.
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Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A system which automatically lands a plane under autopilot
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Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences An emergency landing system which automatically lands a plane under autopilot, while issuing automated radio notices of its operating mode.