main undercarriage

main landing gear

The wheels of a landing gear that support nearly all the weight of an aircraft. Other units are the nose-landing gear, tail wheel, and outriggers. Also called a main undercarriage. See also landing gear.

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|Howard Ridgwell checks |the main undercarriage leg

Plane to see it's a labour of love

Amazingly the main undercarriage tyres remain inflated, although the propellers clearly show the damage inflicted during the bomber's fateful final landing, experts have said.

Midlands journey for WWII bomber lifted from Channel seabed

IN EARLY December, German MRO Lufthansa Technik (LHT), in partnership with L-3 Communications, successfully completed the first taxi trials of an aircraft powered by electric motors attached to the main undercarriage.

Green taxi trial at Frankfurt

In a statement, the airport said the plane made a normal landing after arriving from London Luton Airport and appeared to have suffered a problem with its starboard main undercarriage as it was taxiing on the runway.

Airport shut in plane scare

.[its] left hand main undercarriage," according to Flight Safety Foundation's Aviation Safety Network.

Travel Safety Update - Africa / Middle East

Witnesses said the aircraft had finally stopped on the grass verge at the western end of the runway, with the nose wheel and the starboard main undercarriage on the grass.

The plane wasn't going to stop on time.. suddenly we came to a shuddering halt in field; THE BIG FREEZE

The wreckage included one of the main undercarriage wheels and perfectly preserved fuselage panels.

WHEEL MEET AGAIN; AIRLIFT FOR CRASH LANCASTER

The initial problem occurred when the pilot found the starboard main undercarriage door on the Vulcan would not retract.

Vulcan test flight cut short by faults: but the trust that restored the bomber remains confident that it will fly this summer

While operating at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar with VP-45, Petty Officer O'Dell watched as a Royal Air Force Tornado developed a hydraulic fire on its main undercarriage shortly after landing.

AM1(AW) Travis O'Dell VP-45

At 9.15am the left side of the main undercarriage was believed to have caught fire and passengers and crew were rushed off the aircraft using the emergency slides.

Plane in runway firedrama

Amazingly the main undercarriage tyres remain inflated but the propellers clearly show the damage inflicted during the bomber's fateful final landing, experts have said.

Bomber is lifted from the Channel

The spokeswoman said the plane was found in "remarkable" condition considering the years it has spent underwater, and is largely intact with its main undercarriage tyres inflated and its propellers still showing the damage they suffered during its final landing.