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1fixed landing gear — A landing gear that is always in the extended position and cannot be retracted. See landing gear …
2landing gear — land ing gear , n. The wheels and attached structures under an airplane that support it and allow it to move when on the ground; also, the floats or pontoons of an amphibious airplane together with their supporting structures. Landing gear may be …
3landing gear — That part of an airplane structure that supports the aircraft when it is not flying and permits takeoffs and landings. It includes wheels, floats, and/or skis. Landing gear may be fixed or retractable …
4Landing Signal Officer — Landing Signal Officers (LSOs) are naval aviators specially trained to control the approach and landings of airplanes aboard aircraft carriers. Paddles In the U.S. Navy, aircraft carrier operations began with USS Langley (CV 1) in 1922. Langley s …
5Landing Ship, Tank — A Canadian LST off loads an M4 Sherman during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. Landing Ship, Tank (LST) was the military designation for naval vessels created during World War II to support amphibious operations by carrying significant… …
6Tricycle gear — describes an aircraft undercarriage, or landing gear , arranged in a tricycle fashion. The tricycle arrangement has one gear strut in front, called the nose wheel , and two or more main gear struts slightly aft of the center of gravity.Several… …
7Moon landing conspiracy theories — Astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong in NASA s training mockup …
8Emergency landing — For other uses, see Emergency landing (disambiguation). Crash landing redirects here. For other uses, see Crash landing (disambiguation). JetBlue Airways Flight 292 making an emergency landing at LAX An emergency landing is a landing made by an… …
9Deadstick landing — A deadstick landing, also called a dead stick landing is a type of forced landing when an aircraft loses all of its propulsive power and is forced to land. The term is often misunderstood, as the flight controls in the majority of aircraft are… …
10Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Ford Island — NALF Ford Island IATA: none – ICAO: PHNP – FAA LID: NPS Summary …
