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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Video showed the aircraft without its landing gear deployed landing on its belly at high speed and then skidding off the end of the runaway into a concrete fence and bursting into flames.
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Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
In one of the country's worst aviation disasters in 30 years, the plane surpassed the runway at Muan International Airport, crashed into a wall and exploded into flames after its landing gear failed to deploy, officials said.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Officials were investigating what caused the tragedy, including why the plane’s landing gear appeared to have malfunctioned, whether birds had struck the jet and if bad weather had been a factor.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
In video captured of the crash, the plane could be seen touching down without landing gear and skidding down the runway before crashing into a wall and erupting in flames.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
In one of the country's worst aviation disasters in 30 years, the plane surpassed the runway at Muan International Airport, crashed into a wall and exploded into flames after its landing gear failed to deploy, officials said.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Officials were investigating what caused the tragedy, including why the plane’s landing gear appeared to have malfunctioned, whether birds had struck the jet and if bad weather had been a factor.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
In video captured of the crash, the plane could be seen touching down without landing gear and skidding down the runway before crashing into a wall and erupting in flames.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Landing gear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landing%20gear. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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