alighting gear
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He broke propellers, frequently, to say nothing of wings and of alighting gear.
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A craft of such a type, also, when built specially for instruction, can be given a very strong alighting gear, and this makes for safety when a pupil is in his first tests, and may be guilty of an abrupt or rough descent.
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Main Landing Wheels--In an alighting gear, the wheels that take the chief shock in landing.
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Most modern machines are equipped with an alighting gear, which not only serves to protect the machine and aviator from shock or injury in touching the ground, but also aids in getting under headway.
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It is probable that his machine will be equipped with a wheeled alighting gear, as the skids used by the Wrights necessitate the use of a special starting track.
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