undercarriage
undercarriage
Definition
under·carriage (un′dər kar′ij)
noun
- a supporting frame or structure, as of an automobile
- the landing gear of an aircraft
undercarriage
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: The aircraft had an ash undercarriage which consisted of two ' A ' frames.
- retract: It was also designed to be thin toward the tip but thick enough at the root to accommodate the retracted undercarriage and machine guns.
- wheel: Features heavy-duty construction with wheeled undercarriage for easier transportation of full drainer.
- include: New Spec, now including lower profile undercarriage extra free of charge.
Adjective modifier
- retractable: World Aviation in 1933 30 March Boeing Model 247, the first airliner with retractable undercarriage, enters service with United Air Lines.
- fixed: They'll fit onto most retract units and may also be fitted to fixed undercarriages.
- main: Also, the rear bogie truck of the left hand main undercarriage was replaced.
- narrow: Landings are tricky due to the tall, narrow track undercarriage.
- strong: This new spec version now includes a stronger plastic undercarriage & extra mounts for the possibility of using lithium batteries.
- new: He put it into a right hand spin at 14,000 feet, forgetting he still had the then fairly new retractable undercarriage still down.
Modifies a noun
- bay: The whole process took some time because of a leak in the front undercarriage bay of the jet.
- leg: On takeoff the fairing which covers the starboard undercarriage leg was bent, probably due to hitting a bump on the runway.
- door: There were a number of minor design changes with the main visual difference being to the nose wheel undercarriage doors.
- unit: The main undercarriage unit has twin wheels and is fitted with powerful brakes, retracting aft when the aircraft is airborne.
- wheel: A badly positioned antenna masked by a main undercarriage wheel or a poorly constructed ground plane system all adversly affect system performance.
- design: Observe 5 different types of undercarriage designs among the aircraft in the museum and make a collection of sketches highlighting the differences.
Noun used with modifier
- tricycle: However, it was a much more robust aircraft with a heavy-duty, tail wheel, tricycle undercarriage.
- aircraft: For example, a previous project involved a student examining the design of an aircraft undercarriage.
- nose: There were a number of minor design changes with the main visual difference being to the nose wheel undercarriage doors.
- track: Landings are tricky due to the tall, narrow track undercarriage.
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