The MLG not only supports the weight of the airplane but also absorbs the impact during landing🛬. To reduce drag during flight, the gear retracts after takeoff, which makes the design quite complex⚙️. For this reason, the MLG must undergo regular inspections and overhauls🔧 to ensure safe and reliable operation. Each MLG includes a leg with an oleo-pneumatic shock absorber🔩, which effectively absorbs the landing impact. The landing gear retracts into its designated bays when not in use, optimi

WestJet Boeing 737-800 plane (C-GWSR) suffered hard landing damaging its Right-hand main gear (MLG) and RH engine on Runway 10 at Sint Maarten-Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) earlier today. The 2009 built aircraft operated Flight WS2276 from Toronto (YYZ). Flight: https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/WJA2276/history/20250907/1240Z/CYYZ/TNCM #aircraft | FL360aero