English-Dutch translations for landing gear

• landingsgestel
  Een gedetailleerde beoordeling van het systeem dat het landingsgestel intrekt van dit type vliegtuig brachten het EASA ertoe te concluderen dat de veiligheid van het vliegtuig niet twijfelachtig was. A detailed evaluation of the landing gear retraction system in this type of aircraft led the EASA to conclude that the safety of the aircraft was not in doubt.

Definition of landing gear

• The wheels, tyres, brakes, shock absorbers etc of an aircraft; its undercarriage
• Any of the assemblies which support an aircraft when it is on the ground
• the bipod stand found near the front end underneath a truck trailer, used to keep the trailer level when not attached to a tractor truck

Examples

• Modern landing gear usually has a tricycle configuration.
• Large modern commercial aircraft have a nose landing gear and two main landing gears.

Related words

• landing page
• landing stage
• landing gear unit
• emergency landing
• landing-stage