Aircraft landing gear is categorized as fixed or retractable, with conventional (tailwheel) and tricycle configurations. Fixed gear may include fairings for improved aerodynamics, while retractable ...
Tilted landing gears, while engineered specifically for the express purpose of helping jets land and take off from runways, might look odd, like the wheels on the wings of a B-52 bomber. If you've ...
On October 29, 2025, the National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB ) issued an urgent recommendation to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ensure the main landing gear is correctly ...
The Air Force said no one was injured Wednesday afternoon when front landing gear retracted on a KC-135 Stratotanker parked at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. “Aircrew had disembarked prior to the ...
A day after a Jeju Air passenger plane crashed at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla, another Jeju Air airplane, also a Boeing 737-800, experienced a landing gear malfunction. Jeju Air Flight ...