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片肺飛行 (かたはいひこう, katahaihikou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

片かた肺はい飛ひ行こう

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Meanings

1

flying on one engine

Aviation term for operating an aircraft with one engine inoperative or shut down.

双そう発はつ機きは片かた肺はい飛ひ行こうでも安あん全ぜんに着ちゃく陸りくできるように設せっ計

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Twin-engine aircraft are designed to land safely even when flying on one engine.

Kanji

片one-sided, leaf, sheet
肺lungs
飛fly, skip (pages), scatter
行going, journey, carry out

Built from

片かた肺はい+飛ひ行こう

Etymology

Compound of 片肺 (one lung) + 飛行 (flight), literally 'one-lung flight', referring to an aircraft flying with one engine out.