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 initial flight test phase is expected to last around three months, with the small demonstrator used to evaluate flight controls and the nose landing gear.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
Then it would be lifted onto the runway and set down on its landing gear, which is still in good condition.
—CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
To help combat this, kids can attach the optional landing gear that helps prevent crash landings and sets this plane up for runway capability.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 12 Apr. 2024
The plane landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport around 1:30 p.m. local time after the flight crew reported a landing gear issue, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
—Jay Blackman, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
The missing panel was on the bottom side of the fuselage, underneath the wing and behind the main landing gear, United Spokesperson Leslie Scott told CNN.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
According to the airline, the panel is on the underside of the aircraft, where the wing meets the aircraft body just adjacent to where the landing gear deploys.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
An fuller explanation hasn’t been given yet, but a plane spotter, according to footage acquired by NBC Bay Area, caught fluid appearing to spray from the plane’s landing gear.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024
The plane that malfunctioned was a Boeing 777, which is designed to descend safely even with missing or damaged landing gear, United Airlines said in a statement.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
Then it would be lifted onto the runway and set down on its landing gear, which is still in good condition.
—CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
To help combat this, kids can attach the optional landing gear that helps prevent crash landings and sets this plane up for runway capability.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 12 Apr. 2024
The plane landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport around 1:30 p.m. local time after the flight crew reported a landing gear issue, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
—Jay Blackman, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
The missing panel was on the bottom side of the fuselage, underneath the wing and behind the main landing gear, United Spokesperson Leslie Scott told CNN.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
According to the airline, the panel is on the underside of the aircraft, where the wing meets the aircraft body just adjacent to where the landing gear deploys.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
An fuller explanation hasn’t been given yet, but a plane spotter, according to footage acquired by NBC Bay Area, caught fluid appearing to spray from the plane’s landing gear.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024
The plane that malfunctioned was a Boeing 777, which is designed to descend safely even with missing or damaged landing gear, United Airlines said in a statement.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Landing gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing%20gear. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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