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Pastimes : JFK, Jr. Missing-Is there really a family curse?
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To: SteveJerseyShore who wrote (49)7/19/1999 4:06:00 PM
From: BelowTheCrowd  Read Replies (1) of 73
 
Steve,

The main landing gear are attached to the wing a couple of feet out from the attach points. They are hinged in such a way that the fold up and in towards the belly, but are stowed entirely within the wing.

However, the nose gear certainly is stowed in the fuselage. It folds up into the area beneath the engine.

Somehow, in all the discussion, I had assumed that the landing gear strut they found was probably one of the main gear, but you've made me begin to think otherwise. In a nose-down impact, the entire front end of the plane could be ripped loose by the force of impact. That might leave the nose gear free to float. The nose gear strut is fairly lightweight and could float on the inflated tire.

mg
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