main gear

English

Noun

main gear (countable and uncountable, plural main gears)

  1. (aviation) The primary landing gear of an aircraft, generally located slightly behind the aircraft's center of mass (or slightly ahead of it on a taildragger aircraft) and carrying the majority of the aircraft's weight.

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