Similarly, helicopters may be outfitted with any of the aforementioned landing gear styles, but are far more likely to rely on a lone set of skids. Landing gear supports the entire weight of the ...

A helicopter carrying oil workers had to hover with its nose in the air at an airport in Shetland to allow a mechanic to release the landing gear. The helicopter, with two crew and 19 passengers ...

The UH-72A utilizes a twin skid landing gear system. In June of 2006 the United States Army selected the Eurocopter EC-145 as its choice for a pre-existing off the shelf FAA certified helicopter ...

This was achieved through incorporation of increased structural strength, crashworthy landing gear, seats and fuel ... the pilot or gunner can slave the helicopter's 30 mm automatic M230 Chain ...