0 the set of wheels and other parts that support a plane when it is on the ground and make it possible to take off and land --
It did not, however, have retractable landing gear nor a hydraulic system.
The one major drawback of this landing gear arrangement was its narrow wheel track, making the aircraft unstable while on the ground.
It features a strut-braced high-wing, a single-seat enclosed cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
To eliminate gear-up landings the monowheel landing gear is non-retractable.
It had a retractable tailwheel landing gear with the main gear retracting into the engine nacelles.
All hydraulic system pressures were found to be normal and no other landing gear system failures were found.
It would have been very challenging to retract the landing gear into the wings.
The main landing gear is made from sprung steel and mounts drum brakes.