landing gear
noun
: the part that supports the weight of an airplane or spacecraft when in contact with the land or water
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There was a fire in the landing gear and smoke entered the airplane, the non-profit organization told Newsweek.
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Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Two days earlier, an American Airlines flight was evacuated at DIA after the landing gear caught fire during takeoff.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 28 July 2025
Passengers evacuated an American Airlines jet at Denver International Airport on emergency slides after the landing gear caught fire during an aborted takeoff, sending black smoke billowing into the air.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 28 July 2025
When the pilots raised the landing gear, the fluid pressure and quantity in the left hydraulic system, which operates the gear, decreased and an alarm sounded in the cockpit.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
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Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Two days earlier, an American Airlines flight was evacuated at DIA after the landing gear caught fire during takeoff.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 28 July 2025
Passengers evacuated an American Airlines jet at Denver International Airport on emergency slides after the landing gear caught fire during an aborted takeoff, sending black smoke billowing into the air.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 28 July 2025
When the pilots raised the landing gear, the fluid pressure and quantity in the left hydraulic system, which operates the gear, decreased and an alarm sounded in the cockpit.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
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“Landing gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing%20gear. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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