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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Stowaways often get crushed when the landing gear retracts, as there’s not much room; in many aircraft, the space is even smaller than the trunk of a car.
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Citing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), per the Express reported that 132 people attempted to travel in the landing gear compartments of commercial planes between 1947 and 2021.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Experts warn that stowing away in landing gear compartments is extremely dangerous.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
The landing gear and flaps were both found retracted, the report said.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Citing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), per the Express reported that 132 people attempted to travel in the landing gear compartments of commercial planes between 1947 and 2021.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Experts warn that stowing away in landing gear compartments is extremely dangerous.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
The landing gear and flaps were both found retracted, the report said.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Landing gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing%20gear. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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