The publication begins in 9-1 General by describing the two main categories of aircraft landing gear: fixed and retractable. The fixed gear is the more basic and outfitted with wheels, floats, or ...

A faulty hydraulic fitting led to the catastrophic loss of a B-2 Spirit bomber in December 2022, reducing the US Air Force's ...

Some flights continue to suffer delays after the airport's runway was shut for more than six hours on Wednesday.

UAVOS, a provider of effective solutions based on advanced unmanned systems, has announced its modified and upgraded main landing gear to support heavy-lift unmanned aircraft. The main landing gear ...

On February 19, 1957, the Bell X-14 made its first vertical takeoff, with the pilot keeping the aircraft in a hover until making a vertical landing. During the initial phase of the test program ...

Thousands of people travelling to and from Birmingham Airport have been hit by delays and cancellations after a light ...

Birmingham Airport's runway has re-opened hours after a forced closure saw hundreds of flights diverted following an ...

Thousands of passengers are still being disrupted following an emergency landing at Birmingham Airport.The airport reopened ...

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Originally designed with a bicycle landing gear that incorporated wing-tip skids like the Lockheed U-2, the Pa-49 ultimately flew with fixed tricycle gear. [Credit: J. Harvard] ...