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Definition of Landing gear
1. Noun. An undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground.
Specialized synonyms: Landing Skid
Terms within: Nosewheel
Generic synonyms: Undercarriage
Definition of Landing gear
1. Noun. the wheels, tyres, brakes, shock absorbers etc of an aircraft; its undercarriage ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Landing Gear
Literary usage of Landing gear
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Airplane Design and Construction by Ottorino Pomilio (1919)
"CHAPTER IV THE landing gear The purpose of the landing gear is to permit the
airplane to ... landing gear."
2. ABC of Aviation: A Complete, Practical Treatise Outlining Clearly the by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1918)
"Sometimes the landing gear is a skid form having the skids separated by 10 or
... Another factor that regulates the height of the landing gear besides that ..."
3. Building and Flying an Aeroplane by Charles Brian Hayward (1912)
"Morane landing gear. Although the regular Bleriot landing gear already described,
has many advantages and has been in use with only detail changes for ..."
4. Aeroplane Designing for Amateurs by Victor Lougheed (1912)
"With the motor in front, a substantial landing gear beneath him, and an abundance of
... THE landing gear No part of an aeroplane calls for more careful ..."
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