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Landing gear

technology Maturity 7-9

Planes use wheels to touch the ground.

Boeing 767 Front Landing gear.jpg
Boeing 767 Front Landing gear.jpg
These wheels help the plane park. They also help it move. The wheels stay strong for the landing. This keeps the plane safe. Do you like to see planes land?

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File:Main landing gear of 747-8F.jpg
Main landing gear of 747-8F.jpg
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File:Jet airliner's tire arrangement(6models).PNG
Jet airliner's tire arrangement(6models).PNG
File:Boeing 767 Front Landing gear.jpg
Boeing 767 Front Landing gear.jpg
File:X-15 (2152241592).jpg
X-15 (2152241592).jpg
File:HiMAT on lakebed after landing.jpg
HiMAT on lakebed after landing.jpg
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Wheel skis.jpg
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Me 163 Komet (2323215901).jpg
File:Republic P- 47D Thunderbolt ExCC.jpg
Republic P- 47D Thunderbolt ExCC.jpg
File:harrier.gr7.zg472.arp.jpg
harrier.gr7.zg472.arp.jpg
File:Blériot XI - Landing gear 2006.jpg
Blériot XI - Landing gear 2006.jpg
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Il-62 (3861839952).jpg

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