#structural maneuver

• Splash down — To perform a maneuver of descending and making controlled contact with the surface of a sea or an ocean, specific to seaplanes, adapted helicopters, or space capsules when returning to Earth; to make structural contact with water at the end of an aerial or cosmic flight.
• Splashdown — The act of landing on water (amerisa) and its result; a technical maneuver by which a seaplane, a space capsule, or a helicopter makes controlled contact with the surface of a sea or an ocean and maintains a structural floating state. It represents the final phase of a flight executed over an aquatic environment.
• Amphibious — Having an amphibious character, based on mixed land and water operations, or relating to organisms with a dual way of life. In military terminology, it defines tactical maneuvers, landings, troops, or special vehicles structurally designed to launch attacks from the sea directly onto enemy land territory.