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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Units arrived on the scene within two minutes to find the plane fully intact with damage to one of the wings and landing gear, Fire District 1 said in a release.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2024
That’s why planes lose doors, tires, landing gear, wingtips, etc. and end up with engines on fire.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024
Captain Brady’s ship finally finds its way to Thorpe Abbotts, where that electrical problem turns out to have rendered one of the bombers’ landing gear inoperative.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
See video:FedEx cargo plane lands on its nose in Istanbul after landing gear fails
Where did the plane crash in Tennessee?
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2024
That’s why planes lose doors, tires, landing gear, wingtips, etc. and end up with engines on fire.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024
Captain Brady’s ship finally finds its way to Thorpe Abbotts, where that electrical problem turns out to have rendered one of the bombers’ landing gear inoperative.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
See video:FedEx cargo plane lands on its nose in Istanbul after landing gear fails
Where did the plane crash in Tennessee?
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
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“Landing gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing%20gear. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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