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Definition of three-point landing
: an airplane landing in which the two main wheels of the landing gear and the tail wheel or skid or nose wheel touch the ground simultaneously
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“Three-point landing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-point%20landing. Accessed 15 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of three-point landing was in 1918
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