Landing Gear

Question 1

The landing gear provides the main _______

Answer 1

support for the airplane when it is on the ground

Question 2

Landing gear usually consists of how many wheels?

Answer 2

three wheels or sets of wheels. Sets used for large or special-purpose aircraft.

Question 3

Airplanes can be equipped with what to land, other than wheels?

Answer 3

Skis for snow and ice, or floats for water

Question 4

Landing gear can either be _______

Answer 4

retractable or non-retractable

Question 5

Retractable landing gear can be _______

Answer 5

mechanically pulled up into a cavity designed for them, then a door or doors close over them to store them and reduce drag

Question 6

Non-retractable landing gear usually has _______

Answer 6

fairings over the top half to make them more aerodynamic and decrease drag

Question 7

Two of the three wheels or sets of wheels can be mounted _______

Answer 7

below the wings or at the outer edges of the fuselage

Question 8

Sets of wheels perform the same basic function as dual wheels at the back of a pick up truck or tractor-trailer rig:

Answer 8

They support more weight

Question 9

Some very large cargo and passenger airplanes have even more than _______

Answer 9

two sets of landing gear, each with multiple wheels, mounted at the outer edges of the fuselage

Question 10

The third wheel or set of wheels is normally mounted either _______

Answer 10

below the tail or below the nose

Question 11

Landing gear with a tailwheel is often called?

Answer 11

conventional landing gear. Airplanes with these types of landing gear may be referred to as tailwheel airplanes

Question 12

Landing gear a with a nosewheel is commonly called?

Answer 12

trycicle landing gear

Question 13

In either case, a steerable nosewheel or tailwheel allows for _______

Answer 13

ground movement control