![]() ![]() These include: no landing gear (to save weight), made possible by operating from a catapult cradle and flexible landing deck: air cushion (to enable operation over a wide range of ground obstacles and water/snow/ice) tracked (to reduce runway loading). ![]() Some unusual landing gear have been evaluated experimentally. Faster aircraft have retractable undercarriages, which fold away during flight to reduce drag. Wheeled landing gear is the most common, with skis or floats needed to operate from snow/ice/water and skids for vertical operation on land. The retractable main landing gear of a Boeing 747įor aircraft, the landing gear supports the craft when it is not flying, allowing it to take off, land, and taxi without damage. Aircraft component for takeoff and landing and which supports the aircraft while not in the air
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