BAC TSR-2 XR219 in flight with undercarriage downBAC TSR-2, XR219, in flight with undercarriage down
The first prototype de Havilland Canada DHC2 Beaver, CF-FHB-X, fitted with a ski undercarriage
Avro Canada CF105 Arrow I 25201Avro Canada CF105 Arrow I, 25201, after undercarriage failure at touchdown, 11 June 1958. Date: 1958
FAIREY FLYCATCHERThis is the main fighter used by the British Fleet Air Arm during the 1920s : depicted is the seaplane version, in which floats replace the undercarriage
Fairchild EC-82A-15-FA Packet 44-23004United States Air Force - Fairchild EC-82A-15-FA Packet 44-23004 (MSN 10048) converted to EC-82A with tracked all-terrain undercarriage units 1945-1951. Date: 1948
Vickers Valiant WB215Vickers 671 Valiant WB215, the second prototype, seen at the SBAC Farnborough International Air Show from 3-9 September 1956
Beech Model H18 G-ASNX (msn BA-663), of the Cameron Iron Works Ltd. of Leeds, Yorkshire, at Gatwick Airport in April 1969
Boeing EC-135J Stratotanker 62-3584United States Air Force (USAF) - Boeing EC-135J Stratotanker 62-3584 (MSN 18567), airborne command post. (Overshot runway at Pope AFB, NC, undercarriage collapsed)
Hawker Siddeley HS. 125 Series 1A N1135MKHawker Siddeley HS.125 Series 1A N1135MK (msn 25019), of Kewitt Construction Company. (Written off at Des Moines on 24 February 1966 after an aborted take-off with collapsed undercarriage) Date: 1965
AJEP W-8 Tailwind G-BALRAJEP W-8 Tailwind Series 1 G-BALR (msn TW4-381), at Southend Airport in October 1977. This aircraft was destroyed when it flew into Steeple, Scoat Fell, in bad weather on 29 February 1984
Boeing B707 F-BHSZ Chateau de KerjeanBoeing B707-328B F-BHSZ Chateau de Kerjean (msn 18459, line no.335), of Air France. First flown on 12 March 1963, delivered to Air France on 30 March 1963
Stroukoff YC-123E Provider 55-4031Stroukoff YC-123E-SA Provider 55-4031, modified by Stroukoff Aircraft Corp, Trenton NJ. With Pantobase undercarriage and wing-tip floats for operating off water, snow, ice, and sand, as well as land
Dornier Do 335 V1 CP-UA (1st prototype), showing the oil cooler intake under the nose (incorporated into the annular radiator intake in all subsequent aircraft)
McDonnell Douglas T-45A Goshawk 163638United States Navy - McDonnell Douglas T-45A Goshawk 163638 (msn A040), jacked up for undercarriage functionals. in the hangar Date: circa 2000
Convair CV-990 N810NA - NASA 810Convair CV-990-30A-5 N810NA / NASA 810 (msn 30-10-29, ex N5617), the Landing System Research Aircraft, used for testing the Shuttle Orbiter undercarriage systems. Seen Date: circa 1998
AMX international AMXAeronautica Militare - AMX international AMX, of 3 Stormo at Amendola Air Base, near Foggia, on jacks with undercarriage removed for maintenance - inspection
de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk P-144Royal Danish Air Force - de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk P-144, seen with ski undercarriage, circa 1960. Date: circa 1960
Vickers-Slingsby Vega Sport ECL. The swansong of British sailplane manufacturing, the 15m flapped Vega Sport had retractable undercarriage
Vickers-Slingsby Vega Club ELDSlingsby Vega Club ELD, circa 1982. The swansong of British sailplane manufacturing, the 15m flapped Vega Sport had retractable undercarriage
Airspeed AS. 5 Courier G-ADAYAirspeed AS.5 Courier G-ADAY (msn 27), of Portsmouth Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation (PSIOWA). Due to persistent maintenance problems with the retractable undercarriage
Mitsubishi 2MR1 Tobi reconnaissance biplane. Designed and built for an Imperial Japanese Army Air Service competition for a reconnaissance aircraft
L-W-F Model H Owl - AS64012L-W-F Model H Owl AS64012, in later guise with extended centre nacelle and four-wheel main undercarriage. The Owl was distinctive for its tube-like twin booms with central nacelle fuselage
XNBL-1 AS64215 main undercarriage bungee shock absorberMain undercarriage unit bungee shock absorber of Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215, (also known as The Barling Bomber and Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 and McCook Field Project P-303)
Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215 main undercarriageMain undercarriage unit of Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215, (also known as The Barling Bomber and Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 and McCook Field Project P-303), during manufacture at Witteman-Lewis Co
Rausch Star 250 N8186H. The Star 250, 12-seat ttricyce undercarriage conversion of Beech TC-45G N8186H. Date: circa 1960
Royal Aircraft Factory B. E. 2aRoyal Aircraft Factory (R.A.F.) B.E.2a, (B.E. - Bleroit Experimental), flown by Wingfield Smith, powered by an air-cooled 70hp Renault V-8 engine
Royal Air Force Bristol Beaufighter Mk. IF V8341Royal Air Force Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IF V8341, on take-off with the undercarriage retracting. Visible on the leading edges outboard of the engines are the receive antennae of the AI Mk.IV airborne
Royal Air Force Fairey Swordfish III (Searchlight), fitted with a searchlight under the starboard wing for night attacks and ASV radar between the undercarriage legs. - 12th November, 1943. Date: 1943
Royal Air Force de Havilland DH. 98 Mosquito B Mk. IV DK336Royal Air Force de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk.IV DK336. Seen in the photo is the common affliction of the Mosquito; drooping main Undercarriage doors
Cessna 195 floatplane CF-GCK, with land undercarriage having engine maintenance. Date: 1960s
Sopwith 2F. 1 Camel N7366RNAS - Fleet Air Arm Sopwith 2F.1 Camel N7366 being started prior to flight.This photo of a Ships Camel shows the lack of hump
Morane-Soulnier Ms-10 Types During WW1 1915-16 Date: 1915 1916
Curtiss Hawk 81a2 or Curtiss Tomahawk in RAF serviceCurtiss Hawk 81a2 or Curtiss " Tomahawk" in RAF service 1940s
Hughes XH-17 Flying CraneThe Kellett Hughes Xh-17 Flying Crane Unusual Design First-Flight of the Then Worlds Largest Helicopter Date: 1952
Hawker Hedgehog, N187 with modified undercarriage and enlarged centresection fuel tank
Hawker Siddeley Andover C1, effect of kneeling undercarriageSuperimposed photograph of the Hawker Siddeley Andover C1 showing the effect of the kneeling undercarriage to ease loading through the rear door
German Gotha G. V heavy bomber, WW1A German Gotha G.V heavy bomber, introduced in 1917 and used during the latter part of the First World War, mostly for night bombing. Bombs can be seen attached to the undercarriage. 1917-1918
Horsa glider to Normandy by G. H. DavisBritains Horsa glider -- the mount which carried the airborne spearhead of invasion to Normandy on D-Day, Second World War
A early production Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c with 70hp Renault engine, skid undercarriage, RAF 6 wings and cable bracing
British BE2 biplane in flight, WW1A British BE2C biplane in flight during the First World War. It is an early type with twin-type undercarriage, and a 70hp Renault engine. Date: 1914-1918
Tram Construction at Belfast, Electro-Motor Carriage and Tram Base in Finishing Shed - a view of the undercarriage and wheels of a tram and a finished tram base ahead in a large indoor workplace
Tram Construction at Belfast, New Cars Approaching Completion in Finishing Shed - a general view of the finishing shed with tram bodies and undercarriage
Man in overalls working on miniature trainMan in overalls in a workshop, working on the undercarriage of a miniature train. Date: circa 1930s
A hand-made wooden model of a WWI biplaneA hand-made wooden model of a First World War bi-plane with a metal undercarriage. Together with wooden replicas of its pilot and observer. Trench Art
Miles M18-1T, U-0222, when fitted with a tricycle undercarriage for ground tests
de Havilland DH60G Gipsy Moth, G-aDV, fitted with Short amphibian undercarriage
Undercarriage and wing assembly of a Blackburn RT1 Kangaroo during manufacture
de Havilland DH14A Okapi G-EAPY in its original formde Havilland DH14A Okapi, G-EAPY, in its original form with two-wheeled undercarriage