9 sentences with 'landing'
Example sentences and phrases with the word landing and other words derived from it.
• « Thus, less than fifty years after Columbus' initial landing, the two major empires of Central and South America had fallen to the Spanish. »
• « On the verge of landing the aircraft unaided at an unfamiliar airport, co-pilot Atchison had only moments to speak to the passengers. But his voice sounded so firm that it inspired confidence in everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the first officer speaking. Please obey all the instructions of the cabin crew. »
• « With Susan and Ogden's help, Heward began to prepare the passengers for the crash landing, showing them how to position themselves: head between their knees, arms crossed overhead. »
• « As he moved back the plane's throttles for final approach, co-pilot Atchison was acutely aware that a hard landing could send Captain Lancaster flying out of the broken window. Southampton's short runway offered little margin for error, and the overheated brakes could catch fire. »
• « One of them, a university professor, remarked: "In my profession, I would have had to rate your landing as 'sufficient'. »
• « Speaking of flight, it is known that the space taxi uses its engines to the full on landing and also that, if it were possible to build a spacecraft capable of reaching the speed of light, the journey would be a rejuvenation cure. »
• « Only the American and Japanese projects use a scramjet propulsion system and both, in addition to the German development, have landing power. »