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Landing gear   /lˈændɪŋ gɪr/   Listen
Landing gear

noun
1.
An undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground.





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"Landing gear" Quotes from Famous Books



... The ship steadied, the dive became a fast glide. He looked for an open space to land. Then he felt the landing gear scrape some surface. Directly ahead loomed one of the fern trees. The plane sped toward the long fronds. There came a ripping crash, the splintering of metal and wood. The scarlet cloud gathering ...
— The People of the Crater • Andrew North
... tail of the Mustang, he hopped her suddenly. It was a trick he had depended upon to save him from the guns. As she shot upward he saw flame and fire rip the runway. The blast was so close to his belly that it sheared away most of the landing gear. Stan banked and dropped back down toward the roofs of the city. As he laid over he saw the withering fire on the runway lift. Amid the ripped up slabs of cement he saw a man lying sprawled on his face. He was half covered ...
— A Yankee Flier Over Berlin • Al Avery


Words linked to "Landing gear" :   nosewheel, aeroplane, undercarriage, landing skid, plane, airplane


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