page_title: Landing
hierarchical_section_title: Landing
context_page_description: Landing is the last part of a flight, where a flying animal, aircraft, or spacecraft returns to the ground. When the flying object returns to water, the process is called alighting, although it is commonly called "landing", "touchdown" or "splashdown" as well. A normal aircraft flight would include several parts of flight including taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent and landing.
context_section_description: Landing is the last part of a flight, where a flying animal, aircraft, or spacecraft returns to the ground. When the flying object returns to water, the process is called alighting, although it is commonly called "landing", "touchdown" or "splashdown" as well. A normal aircraft flight would include several parts of flight including taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent and landing.
caption: A mute swan landing on a stretch of water. Note the ruffled feathers on top of the wings indicate that the swan is flying at the stalling speed. The extended and splayed primary flight feathers act as lift augmenters in the same way as an aircraft's slats and flaps.
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