Those are naval craft designed to convey troops and equipment from ship to shore. They used to be called Ducks. The designation of DUKW is not a military acronym - the name comes from the model naming terminology used by GMC; the "D" indicates a vehicle designed in 1942, the "U" meant "utility us", the "K" indicated all-wheel drive and the "W" indicated two powered rear axles.
There where over 5,000 Higgins [ landing crafts] used on D-Day.
Strictly speaking, the crafts that landed on the moon would not have been called aircraft since there is no air to speak of around the moon. The landing craft was called the "Lunar Module" (originally known as the Lunar Excursion Module, or LEM).
crafts are usually called "manualidades"
They mostly used Higgins Boats to offload infantry into the battle.
It is just called 'landing gear'
If you go to Michael's or Joann's they have a line called "American Girl Crafts" In this, there are many crafts that you can do for your doll.
Attached to a gear are many tires. The tires are used the land the aeroplane. That is why it is called landing gear.
The landing craft were called LCI (landing craft infantry) and LCT (landing craft tank).
Almost all of the American Infantry Landing craft were built at Higgins Boat Company in New Orleans and nearby boatyards. Many similar LCI's were built all over Britain.
Six, but only the lower halves of each is still there. The upper halves, which contained the computers and quarters for the landing crew, was also used by the crew to leave the moon.
There were heavy storms, and if they proceded, the landing crafts or the ships might get blown off course
LCI (landing craft infantry) LCT (Landing craft tank)