| 单词 | blind landing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblind landing j. Aeronautics. Applied to flying and aerial bombing executed by means of instruments without direct observation. Also as adv. Hence blind-bombing, blind-flying, blind landing attributive; blind approach n. (see Compounds). ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > navigation of course of aircraft > [noun] > by instruments blind-flying1919 instrument flying1924 inertial system1952 inertial navigation1954 inertial guidance1955 society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > navigation of course of aircraft > [adverb] > by instruments blind1919 society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [adjective] > relating to landing by instruments blind landing1919 instrument1924 society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > [noun] > air operation > bombing raid > dropping of bombs > manner of area bombardment1918 straddling1919 pattern-bombing1933 terror-bombing1933 dive-bombing1935 firebombing1935 blind-bombing1940 blitzing1940 coventrating1940 nuisance bombing1940 scatter bombing1940 coventration1942 carpet bombing1943 obliteration bombing1943 skip-bombing1943 shuttle bombing1944 atom bombing1945 atomic bombing1945 clobbering1948 loft-bombing1956 1919 Aviation & Aeronaut. Engin. 1 Feb. 22 Flying in fog, clouds or darkness—which may be called ‘blind flying’—involves difficulties not encountered in clear air. 1928 A. Klemin If you want to Fly 54 We have all sorts of instruments to tell us whether the plane is flying over an even keel, but it seems almost impossible to fly ‘blind’. 1930 Techn. News Bull., Bureau of Standards June 61/1 Various combinations of the three elements making up the blind-landing system have been tried. 1936 Nature 23 May 863/2 His development of blind-flying instruments employing gyroscopic principles. 1937 Times 16 Oct. 11/5 A machine which..can be landed ‘blind’ from any height. 1940 W. S. Churchill Into Battle (1941) 284 The diminution of the damage done by blind bombing. 1944 Times 31 Jan. 4/6 Frankfurt was covered by cloud and ‘blind bombing’ methods were used. 1958 Times 17 Oct. 3/4 The blind landing experimental unit have now shown that it is possible to complete the landing automatically without the pilot touching the controls or even seeing the ground. < as lemmas |
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