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How does a plane lose its front landing gear?
by runeks 3y ago
How does a plane lose its front landing gear?
- stefncb 3y agoIt didn't literally lose the gear, there was a mechanical issue that prevented it from engaging.
- alistairSH 3y agoIt was there, it just wouldn't drop into place. I have seen (on one of the YouTube ATC channels) a comercial jet (747, IIRC) that DID lose one of its main landing gear on take-off. Another pilot (in another jet) saw the wheel bounce across the runway. That plane continued on its way and landed normally. It was just one wheel of a four-wheel truck/assembly (of which a 747 has 4 sets).