landing gear
nounDefinition of landing gear
: the part that supports the weight of an airplane or spacecraft when in contact with the land or water
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The flight was much more successful than the first test in 2013 when the vehicle’s landing gear failed and caused the spaceplane to skid off the runway on touchdown. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "Sierra Nevada picks the future Vulcan rocket to fly its mini-spaceplane to orbit," 14 Aug. 2019 Campbell said the smudge was landing gear from a Lockheed Model 10-E Electra. — Julie Cohn, BostonGlobe.com, "Finding Amelia Earhart’s plane seemed impossible. Then came a startling clue," 12 Aug. 2019 Among them is a blurry photo taken off the coast of the island in 1937; TIGHAR contends that the image may show a chunk of the Lockheed Electra’s landing gear sticking up from the waters’ edge. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Why the Much-Publicized Mission to Find Amelia Earhart’s Plane Is Likely to Come Up Empty," 1 Aug. 2019 The plane’s landing gear was damaged in the impact, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. — Pauline Repard, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Plane makes hard landing at Montgomery airport; no injuries," 14 July 2019 Ankara builds parts of the fuselage, landing gear and cockpit displays, a boon for the country’s aerospace industry. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The U.S. Is Pausing Deliveries of F-35 Equipment to Turkey," 3 Apr. 2019 The Air Force's Accident Investigation Board also determined the pilot raised the aircraft landing gear prematurely and that the daily brief was inadequate. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Air Force Releases Explanation for April's F-22 Belly Flop Accident," 19 Nov. 2018 That would remove the need for a landing mechanism, whether that be landing gear wheels or some kind of parachute, leaving room for more payload or greater endurance. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "'Gremlins' Will Turn Airplanes Into Flying Aircraft Carriers," 14 May 2018 Pilot in fatal crash reported landing gear, fuel problems A volleyball family grieving Many have seen Cobo filled up with cars, displays and spectators during the North American International Auto Show. — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, "Volleyball player finds light in darkness on court after deadly crash," 1 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'landing gear.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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