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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But instead of making a full go-about, the budget airline’s Boeing 737-800 jet took a sharp turn and approached the airport’s single runway from the opposite end, crash-landing without landing gear deployed.
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Reuters, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
The bodies were discovered in the landing gear compartment of the aircraft on Monday evening, the airline previously told Newsweek.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Airlines: Two bodies were discovered in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane after a flight from New York to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the airline said.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Earlier on Tuesday, JetBlue officials confirmed the discovery of two dead bodies in the landing gear compartment of another Airbus A320, which had arrived at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport from John F. Kennedy Airport late Monday night.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Reuters, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
The bodies were discovered in the landing gear compartment of the aircraft on Monday evening, the airline previously told Newsweek.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Airlines: Two bodies were discovered in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane after a flight from New York to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the airline said.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Earlier on Tuesday, JetBlue officials confirmed the discovery of two dead bodies in the landing gear compartment of another Airbus A320, which had arrived at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport from John F. Kennedy Airport late Monday night.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Landing gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing%20gear. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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