Landing gears are getting greener, with greater use of lighter-weight materials and more environmentally benign anti-corrosion technologies. “Landing gears are manufactured using a combination of high ...
Rust and corrosion are not just a problem for the exterior, it can also creep into the interior parts, which is why it’s important to ensure that all components are kept greased and free of moisture ...
There is probably no better workout in trucking than manually hoisting a loaded trailer that is resting a foot below the frame of the tractor assigned to pull it. But it’s hard to appreciate the ...
In the next few days, safety officials will decide whether to send the entire nose-landing-gear assembly to New York, where mechanics will take it apart piece by piece and reassemble it to try to ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators say a broken part prevented pilots of a Delta plane from lowering the nose landing gear before landing last month in Charlotte, North Carolina. The National ...
How many people does it take to finish putting together in Everett the landing gear delivered to Boeing for its large twinjet 777? The answer is two mechanics. Plus a quality inspector to check their ...
Investigators have found incorrectly-sized components on the landing-gear assembly of an Icelandair Boeing 757-200 which suffered a main landing-gear collapse at Reykjavik earlier this year. Icelandic ...
Russian state technology firm Rostec is to develop a new landing-gear assembly for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 under the programme to increase domestic components on the type. Russian state technology ...