Airline Empires » Landing Gear http://www.airlineempires.net/blog The Captain Has Turned Off the Seatbelt Sign Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:59:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Ode to Landing Gear http://www.airlineempires.net/blog/2008/07/ode-to-landing-gear/ http://www.airlineempires.net/blog/2008/07/ode-to-landing-gear/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:26:01 +0000 admin http://www.airlineempires.net/blog/2008/07/25/ode-to-landing-gear/ Wheels on an airplane may sound a bit redundant and unnecessary, until you don’t have them.  This is an ode to the oft forgotten landing gear.  Nobody even seems to care about you until you’re missing.

 

Landing Gear Missing

 

Waiting for the inevitable.

 

No Landing Gear

 

Pucker Time.

 

No Landing Gear

 

What a solidly build airplane!

 

No Landing Gear

 

Great action pic.  Anyone know the status of this crew and aircraft?

 

No Landing Gear

 

This one breaks my heart!  Such a beautiful airplane, but a great picture.

 

No Landing Gear

 

Expensive result of a bad landing gear.

 

No Landing Gear

 

Ultra-expensive result of a bad landing gear.  Good way to lose your job.

 

So here’s to you, landing gear.   Without you, we’d all end up on our bellies.

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