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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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.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
The flight was attempting to land at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on June 28, 2023, when a warning light came on as the pilots were trying to lower the landing gear.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
The 2020 sales brochure noted that the plane was due for a landing gear overhaul in 2024 and a 12-year check in 2027.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
China also makes more large cast and forged products—including landing gear, engine components, brakes, turbine disks, and fan blades—than the next nine countries combined.
—Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
The flight was attempting to land at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on June 28, 2023, when a warning light came on as the pilots were trying to lower the landing gear.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
The 2020 sales brochure noted that the plane was due for a landing gear overhaul in 2024 and a 12-year check in 2027.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
China also makes more large cast and forged products—including landing gear, engine components, brakes, turbine disks, and fan blades—than the next nine countries combined.
—Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Landing gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing%20gear. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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