#apuntare

• Appontage — A technical term borrowed from French denoting the aeronautical action of landing an airplane or helicopter onto the specially designed deck of an aircraft carrier or naval vessel. This structural procedure requires microscopic precision, advanced optical guidance systems, and the utilization of arresting wires to stop the aircraft within an extremely short distance.
• Docking alongside — The act of docking or securing alongside and its result; a naval or aeronautical maneuver through which a light vessel, a helicopter, or a seaplane is guided, coupled, and structurally fixed aboard a mother ship or onto a specially prepared offshore platform.