The decision was taken to return to Exeter using the "alternate landing gear extension" procedure.
Landing gear comes from Messier-Dowty, whose Gloucester factory keeps nearly 1, 000 aerospace engineers in work.
The first stage is the structural assembly where the sections are fitted, including the landing gear.
Compartments and landing gear are fitted with shock-absorbers to protect personnel in the event of crash landings.
Flying at 230mph, I eased power and dropped the flaps and landing gear.
This bay sits beneath the flight deck and behind the nose landing gear.
The landing gear could not be seen from the sidewalk so commuters rushed by and looked quizzically at the gathering.
Yes, tweaking the landing gear will cause the plane to miss its departure window and maybe even cancel the flight entirely.
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The AAIB said that the captain had inspected the right main landing gear before the flight and had not noticed any abnormalities.
The FAA said it issued an AD requiring airlines to inspect Airbus A320 aircraft for possible cracking of a landing gear part.
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Officials in the tower said the plane was too high and did not have its landing gear down as it approached the airport.
The British-based Messier-Dowty unit of French state-owned firm Snecma, would build the Boeing jet's landing gear, a substantial and expensive part of any aircraft.
The remains of the shuttle's crew were found near Hemphill, along with the nose, part of the landing gear and much of the cabin.
And so is the landing gear, complete with fully inflated tyres.
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The landing gear was wedged between the back walls of the apartment building and the mosque, which once prompted virulent national debate about Islam and free speech.
They argued the site was "sacred" because landing gear from one of the hijacked Boeing 767 jets had punctured the roof of the building on Sept. 11.
In terms of design, the A400M has a classic high wing configuration, fuselage with ramp and large rear door, high flotation retractable landing gear and "T" tail.
"If the landing gear had collapsed directly on landing it would have been a much larger incident because the plane is clearly going much faster, " he said.
The pilots then use their usual controls to steer with the nose wheel (which in turn steers the TaxiBot) and to brake with the main landing gear.
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Some passengers saw the wheel fall as the plane's landing gear retracted just after take off, but "they did not inform the cabin crew at this point", the report said.
Air traffic control contacted the flight crew and when the captain asked the senior stewardess to inspect the right landing gear area, she was then told of the loss by passengers.
New York police say what appears to be part of the landing gear of one of the jets flown into the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001 has been found.
The rusted landing gear piece is believed to be from one of two hijacked airliners that decimated the twin towers in 2001, exploding with fiery debris and killing thousands of people.
In a statement, Sharif El-Gamal, the president of Soho Properties, which owns 51 Park Place, said workers called the city and the police as soon as they discovered the landing gear.
Typhoon is currently grounded due to a landing gear problem, although flying is expected to restart later this month, and the RAF will take delivery of its first jets shortly afterwards.
In general, AVIC joint ventures and subsidiaries make parts and assemblies for engines, avionics, aircraft wings and tails, nose cones, flight decks, landing gear, fuel systems, hydraulics and the fuselage itself.
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At Mumbai's international airport, six of Kingfisher's Airbus jets are parked on a remote tarmac, their frames dusty and paint fading, while their engine enclosures, windows and landing gear are covered in foil.
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Automated functions are intended to be linked with small electric drives attached to the main landing gear, which would provide power to move planes instead of relying on engines that burn expensive jet fuel.
Another technique for saving money will be to use proven technology already developed for other programs, such as the sensor suite on the new F-35 fighter or the landing gear on the B-2 bomber.
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