Landing gear meaning in English
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Definition
landing gear: the parts of an airplane which allow it to move on or onto the ground
Exercise 1
Flying tips!
If you fly too slowly, the aircraft may . If this happens, increase to regain airspeed.
Before you land on the , make sure you lower your landing .
If you fly too slowly, the aircraft may . If this happens, increase to regain airspeed.
Before you land on the , make sure you lower your landing .
Flying tips!
If you fly too slowly, the aircraft may stall 1. If this happens, increase throttle 2 to regain airspeed.
Before you land on the runway 3, make sure you lower your landing gear 4.
If you fly too slowly, the aircraft may stall 1. If this happens, increase throttle 2 to regain airspeed.
Before you land on the runway 3, make sure you lower your landing gear 4.
1 stall: "To stall", in aeronautical terms, is to fly so slowly that the plane no longer generates "lift" or upward force. As a result, the plane starts to lose altitude. "To stall" can be used in other contexts: "to stall a car" is to accidentally stop a car's engine. Example: I STALLED the car before the traffic lights; you can also "stall someone", which means to purposefully delay someone. Example: I managed to STALL my father for a few minutes while my brother hid the broken vase.
1 throttle: "Throttle" is not something that an aircraft "does", it is the valve that regulates speed.
1 runway: "Runway" is not something that an aircraft "does", it is the long stretch of surface that aircraft use to land and take off.
1 gear: "Gear" is not something that an aircraft "does", the "landing gear" is the wheels that are lowered to allow an aircraft to land safely.
2 throttle: The "throttle" is the valve that regulates how much fuel is burnt in an internal combustion engine, controlling the speed of the aircraft. It is similar to "the gas" or accelerator pedal in a car. "To increase throttle" is to accelerate or increase speed.
2 stall: "Stall" is not something that can be increased, "to stall" is to fly too slowly and lose altitude.
2 runway: "runway" is not something that can be increased to regain speed - a "runway" is the long stretch of surface that aircraft use to land and take off.
2 gear: "Gear" is not something that can be increased to regain speed - the "landing gear" means the wheels that are lowered to allow an aircraft to land safely. However, the term "gear" does have a different meaning: "gears" describe the mechanism which allows a vehicle to change between different speeds (first gear, reverse gear etc). In this context, one might "change or switch (not increase) gear" to regain speed.
3 runway: The runway is the long length of flat, tarmacked surface that airplanes use to accelerate before take off and decelerate after landing.
3 throttle: It is impossible "to land on a throttle" - "throttle" is the valve that regulates speed.
3 stall: It is impossible "to land on a stall" - "to stall" is to fly too slowly and lose altitude.
3 gear: It is impossible "to land on a gear" - - the "landing gear" is the wheels that are lowered to allow an aircraft to land safely.
4 gear: This is correct. The "landing gear" is the unit(s) positioned on the underside of the aircraft that holds the wheels. The landing gear is withdrawn after take off and lowered before landing.
4 throttle: We can't "lower landing throttle" - "throttle" is the valve that regulates speed.
4 runway: We can't "lower landing runaway" - a "runway" is the long stretch of surface that aircraft use to land and take off.
4 stall: We can't "lower landing stall" - "to stall" is to fly too slowly and lose altitude.
Exercise 2
Flying tips!
If you fly too slowly, the aircraft may . If this happens, increase to regain airspeed.
Before you land on the , make sure you lower your landing .
If you fly too slowly, the aircraft may . If this happens, increase to regain airspeed.
Before you land on the , make sure you lower your landing .
Flying tips!
If you fly too slowly, the aircraft may stall 1. If this happens, increase throttle 2 to regain airspeed.
Before you land on the runway 3, make sure you lower your landing gear 4.
If you fly too slowly, the aircraft may stall 1. If this happens, increase throttle 2 to regain airspeed.
Before you land on the runway 3, make sure you lower your landing gear 4.
1 stall: "To stall", in aeronautical terms, is to fly so slowly that the plane no longer generates "lift" or upward force. As a result, the plane starts to lose altitude. "To stall" can be used in other contexts: "to stall a car" is to accidentally stop a car's engine. Example: I STALLED the car before the traffic lights; you can also "stall someone", which means to purposefully delay someone. Example: I managed to STALL my father for a few minutes while my brother hid the broken vase.
1 throttle: "Throttle" is not something that an aircraft "does", it is the valve that regulates speed.
1 runway: "Runway" is not something that an aircraft "does", it is the long stretch of surface that aircraft use to land and take off.
1 gear: "Gear" is not something that an aircraft "does", the "landing gear" is the wheels that are lowered to allow an aircraft to land safely.
2 throttle: The "throttle" is the valve that regulates how much fuel is burnt in an internal combustion engine, controlling the speed of the aircraft. It is similar to "the gas" or accelerator pedal in a car. "To increase throttle" is to accelerate or increase speed.
2 stall: "Stall" is not something that can be increased, "to stall" is to fly too slowly and lose altitude.
2 runway: "runway" is not something that can be increased to regain speed - a "runway" is the long stretch of surface that aircraft use to land and take off.
2 gear: "Gear" is not something that can be increased to regain speed - the "landing gear" means the wheels that are lowered to allow an aircraft to land safely. However, the term "gear" does have a different meaning: "gears" describe the mechanism which allows a vehicle to change between different speeds (first gear, reverse gear etc). In this context, one might "change or switch (not increase) gear" to regain speed.
3 runway: The runway is the long length of flat, tarmacked surface that airplanes use to accelerate before take off and decelerate after landing.
3 throttle: It is impossible "to land on a throttle" - "throttle" is the valve that regulates speed.
3 stall: It is impossible "to land on a stall" - "to stall" is to fly too slowly and lose altitude.
3 gear: It is impossible "to land on a gear" - - the "landing gear" is the wheels that are lowered to allow an aircraft to land safely.
4 gear: This is correct. The "landing gear" is the unit(s) positioned on the underside of the aircraft that holds the wheels. The landing gear is withdrawn after take off and lowered before landing.
4 throttle: We can't "lower landing throttle" - "throttle" is the valve that regulates speed.
4 runway: We can't "lower landing runaway" - a "runway" is the long stretch of surface that aircraft use to land and take off.
4 stall: We can't "lower landing stall" - "to stall" is to fly too slowly and lose altitude.
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