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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Most die during the ordeal, either from being crushed by retracted landing gear or expiring from hypoxia (lack of oxygen) or hypothermia from the freezing temperatures at cruising altitude.
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Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Dramatic new video shows the jet’s rear landing gear buckling and the right wing shearing away in a fireball after making a hard landing.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
What happened at the Scottsdale Airport? At about 2:30 p.m. Monday, private jets collided on the runway after the landing gear failed on a Learjet 35A arriving from Austin, Texas, according to airport officials.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
It is suspected that the private jet’s landing gear malfunctioned, leading to the accident.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Feb. 2025
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Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Dramatic new video shows the jet’s rear landing gear buckling and the right wing shearing away in a fireball after making a hard landing.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
What happened at the Scottsdale Airport? At about 2:30 p.m. Monday, private jets collided on the runway after the landing gear failed on a Learjet 35A arriving from Austin, Texas, according to airport officials.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
It is suspected that the private jet’s landing gear malfunctioned, leading to the accident.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Landing gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing%20gear. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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