The first evidence of a retractable landing gear design was in Europe circa 1911, but a working example didn’t show up on aircraft until after WWI. As airplanes got heavier and faster, meanwhile, ...

Aircraft landing gear, available in fixed or retractable types and tailwheel or tricycle configurations, is a critical system with detailed maintenance protocols outlined in FAA AC 43.13-1B and ...

Austria's Diamond Aircraft flew its retractable landing gear-equipped DA50 for the first time on 28 October, and says the new Continental CD-300-powered high-end piston-single remains on track to ...

The AW169 LUH helicopter, based on the AW169M light intermediate twin-engine helicopter, features a new skid landing gear which replaces the standard retractable gear. The first Leonardo AW169 LUH ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in their recent global unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) landing gear market report until 2020. This research report also ...

The Concorde was built during the 1960s as a joint venture between France-based Aérospatiale and UK-based British Aircraft Corporation. It was the first supersonic passenger jet and could fly from ...

A military plane flying Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to Guatemala on Monday was forced to turn around and make an emergency landing at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland after its landing gear failed to ...