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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The terrifying video shows flames and smoke coming from the plane's landing gear as the Boeing 727 barrels down the runway.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
Follow-up inspections showed damage to the left main landing gear bay and lower wing area.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
The airplane climbed little more than 30 feet above ground level, clearing a blast fence at the runway's end but scraping the roof of a nearby UPS warehouse with one of its landing gears.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Nov. 2025
Indeed, Anduril told CBS in a recent 60 Minutes segment that Fury uses a commercial business jet engine and easily available landing gear components, instead of bespoke equipment and military aircraft powertrains.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 15 Nov. 2025
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
Follow-up inspections showed damage to the left main landing gear bay and lower wing area.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
The airplane climbed little more than 30 feet above ground level, clearing a blast fence at the runway's end but scraping the roof of a nearby UPS warehouse with one of its landing gears.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Nov. 2025
Indeed, Anduril told CBS in a recent 60 Minutes segment that Fury uses a commercial business jet engine and easily available landing gear components, instead of bespoke equipment and military aircraft powertrains.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 15 Nov. 2025
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“Landing gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing%20gear. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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