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Soft landing

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005447

A controlled descent and touchdown of an aircraft or spacecraft onto a surface without damage to the vehicle or its payload. This involves carefully managing descent rate, attitude, and horizontal velocity to minimize impact forces. Soft landings are achieved through the use of retro-rockets, parachutes, or aerodynamic braking, as demonstrated by lunar landers.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005447
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectAviation maintenance
TranslationsGerman: Weichlandung; Spanish: aterrizaje suave; French: atterrissage en douceur
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005447",
  "term": "Soft landing",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A controlled descent and touchdown of an aircraft or spacecraft onto a surface without damage to the vehicle or its payload. This involves carefully managing descent rate, attitude, and horizontal velocity to minimize impact forces. Soft landings are achieved through the use of retro-rockets, parachutes, or aerodynamic braking, as demonstrated by lunar landers.",
  "subject": "Aviation maintenance",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Weichlandung",
    "es": "aterrizaje suave",
    "fr": "atterrissage en douceur"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/soft-landing/"
}

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