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autoflare
autoflare n. 
/ˈɑdoʊˌflɛ(ə)r/ Aeronautics an automatic landing system for aircraft for use in the later stages of a descent.
Brit. /ˈɔːtə(ʊ)flɛː/
, /ˈɔːtə(ʊ)flɛː/U.S. /ˈɔdoʊˌflɛ(ə)r/
, /ˈɔdoʊˌflɛ(ə)r//ˈɑdoʊˌflɛ(ə)r/ΘΚΠ
society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > controls and instruments > [noun] > automatic landing preparation device
autoflare1959
1959 Flight 4 Sept. 154/1 Consideration has been given in the autopilot installation to the use of auto-flare and auto-landing.
1963 Times 19 Apr. 11/6 On the Trident and VC 10 it is proposed to use the equipment in stages, the first being autoflare, in which the aircraft is brought down to the height at which it levels off for landing.
2006 R. P. G. Collinson Introd. Avionics Syst. (ed. 2) viii. 417 As mentioned earlier, the auto-flare is initiated at a height of around 50 ft where the aircraft is over or very near the runway threshold.
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