undershooting landing

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• undershoot — [c]/ʌndəˈʃut/ (say unduh shooht) verb (undershot, undershooting) –verb (i) 1. Aeronautics to land an aircraft before it reaches the correct landing strip as a result of insufficient speed or height. 2. to shoot or launch a projectile so that it… …  

• undershoot — /un deuhr shooht , un deuhr shooht /, v., undershot, undershooting. v.t. 1. to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target). 2. Aeron. (of an aircraft or pilot) to land before reaching (a landing strip) because of a too… …   Universalium

• black-hole approach — An approach to a runway on a dark night where the only lights visible are the runway edge lights. The pilot, under these conditions, thinks that the aircraft is higher than it is, resulting in an urge to fly a lower and flatter approach. Approach …   Aviation dictionary

• undershoot — [un΄dər sho͞ot′] vt. undershot, undershooting 1. to shoot or fall short of (a target, mark, etc.) 2. to bring an aircraft down short of (the runway, landing field, etc.) while trying to land vi. to shoot or go short of the mark …   English World dictionary