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The landing flare, also referred to as the round out, is a maneuver or stage during the landing of an aircraft.
The flare follows the
''The Effect of Synthetic Vision Enhancements on Landing Flare Performance''
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The landing flare, also referred to as the round out, is a maneuver or stage during the landing of an aircraft.
The flare follows the final approach
In aeronautics, the final approach (also called the final leg and final approach leg) is the last leg in an aircraft's approach to landing, when the aircraft is lined up with the runway and descending for landing.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of ...
phase and precedes the touchdown and roll-out phases of landing. In the flare, the nose of the plane is raised, slowing the descent rate and therefore creating a softer touchdown, and the proper attitude
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is set for touchdown. In the case of tailwheel landing gear-equipped aircraft, the attitude is set for touchdown on the main (front) landing gear first. In the case of tricycle gear
Tricycle gear is a type of aircraft undercarriage, or ''landing gear'', arranged in a tricycle fashion. The tricycle arrangement has a single nose wheel in the front, and two or more main wheels slightly aft of the center of gravity. Tricycle ...
-equipped aircraft, the attitude is set for touchdown on the main (rear) landing gear. In the case of monowheel gear-equipped gliders, the flare consists only of leveling the aircraft.
In parachuting
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, the flare is the part of the parachute landing fall preceding ground contact and is executed about above ground.
During a helicopter
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landing, a flare is used for reducing both vertical and horizontal speed thus allowing a near zero-speed touchdown.
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''The Effect of Synthetic Vision Enhancements on Landing Flare Performance''
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