Landing zone

US troops protecting a landing zone during a training session in Germany

A landing zone is a "safe" area in which a helicopter or other type of vertical take-off device would land. They are mostly used during war. A landing zone has to be flat and should have a hard surface.^[1]

Landing Zone Media

U.S. Army troops practice securing a landing zone
LANDING ZONE by John O. Wehrle, U. S. Army Vietnam Combat Artists Program Team I, (CAT I 1966). Courtesy National Museum of the U. S. Army.
LZ sign at Camp Dwyer in Afghanistan

References

↑ "Establishing a Helicopter Landing Zone". Pawling Fire. https://www.pawlingfire.org/content/training/file/Establishing%20a%20Helicopter%20Landing%20Zone.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

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[1] "Establishing a Helicopter Landing Zone". Pawling Fire. https://www.pawlingfire.org/content/training/file/Establishing%20a%20Helicopter%20Landing%20Zone.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

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