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Why is landing gear called landing gear?
Attached to a gear are many tires. The tires are used the land the aeroplane. That is why it is called landing gear.
What is landing gear and why does this important in aircraft maintenance?
The landing gear are the black things under an airplane that normal people call wheels. They let the plane roll to a stop without having to make a belly landing and damage the rest of the plane. In maintenance, it is important because of its critical function and the high stresses exerted on the landing gear.
Where is landing gear actuator located in aircraft?
On the Landing gear
Function of mechanical downlock indicator?
The function of a mechanical downlock indicator used on an aircraft's landing gear enables the pilot to have a visual indication that the landing gear is down and locked, which means that the aircraft can land safety. Normally, the indication on the cockpit is via 3 green lights near the landing gear control handle. There is a pair of electrical contacts that closes when the aircraft's landing gear extends to an angle that is beyond the over-centre of the linkages which then completes an electrical path to light up the landing gear control handle's green light to indicate gears down and locked.
What is the landing gear on a helicopter called?
It is just called 'landing gear'
Types of landing gear?
1-tricycle gear 2-conventional gear 3-unconventional gear 4-tail wheel landing gear
How many landing gear must deploy to land?
All of the landing gear on the particular aircraft.
How big are the wheels on a Boeing 767?
A Boeing 767 aircraft has a total of 10 wheels. Two on the front landing gear, 4 on each of the two main landing gear.
What is a belly landing?
A belly landing is a landing of an aircraft without the landing gear being deployed.
What is belly landing?
A belly landing is a landing of an aircraft without the landing gear being deployed.
When does a plane deploy its landing gear?
The plane's landing gear is deployed as the plane is descending and nearing the runway.
Information landing gear of sr-71 blackbird?
The SR-71 had tricycle landing gear made of titanium.
