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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Sparks flew, a wing bent, and the landing gear snapped off as the silver Lockheed Electra 10-E plane smashed into the runway at Luke Field, outside Honolulu.
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Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Five of the baby mammals were found inside the plant near Montreal, which produces A220 airliners, sources told Reuters, after their mother was spotted climbing the landing gear of a jet being produced for a European airline.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
The flight, which departed from Seattle, Washington, made a hard touchdown in Santa Ana, California, during Tropical Storm Hilary after the left main landing gear collapsed on touchdown.
—Bonny Chu , Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
Scary landing at California airport as jet’s landing gear collapses during Tropical Storm Hilary
There were 112 passengers and crew on board, who had to evacuate from stairs onto a taxiway, but no injuries were reported.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
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Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Five of the baby mammals were found inside the plant near Montreal, which produces A220 airliners, sources told Reuters, after their mother was spotted climbing the landing gear of a jet being produced for a European airline.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
The flight, which departed from Seattle, Washington, made a hard touchdown in Santa Ana, California, during Tropical Storm Hilary after the left main landing gear collapsed on touchdown.
—Bonny Chu , Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
Scary landing at California airport as jet’s landing gear collapses during Tropical Storm Hilary
There were 112 passengers and crew on board, who had to evacuate from stairs onto a taxiway, but no injuries were reported.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
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“Landing gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing%20gear. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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