Chinese landing
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the phrase "one wing low", thought to sound like a Chinese name. Compare Chinese ace.
Noun[edit]
Chinese landing (plural Chinese landings)
- (military, slang) The landing of an aircraft with one wing lower than the other.
- 1971, Alastair Revie, The Lost Command, page 69:
- Undershootings, overshootings, skewshootings and Chinese landings (with one wing low) were a constant worry to Station Commanders, and inability, by reason of shot and shell, to lower or lock landing wheels took a heavy toll.