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Undercarriage arrangements
Below are featured the wheeled undercarriage (also called landing gear) arrangements of some modern commercial jet airliners and
large military aircraft.

Contents
Types of wheeled units
Antonov
Airbus
Boeing

Types of wheeled units

This table shows the main types of individual, basic wheeled units (single-wheel unit or bogies composed of multiple wheels) used
on most aircraft undercarriages.

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Symbol Wheeled unit Example

2 wheels, 1 axle

Airbus A380 nose landing gear

(consisting of a single 2-wheel
bogie)

4 wheels, 2 axles

An Airbus A330's main landing gear

(consisting of two 4-wheel bogies)

6 wheels, 3 axles

A Boeing 777's main landing gear

(consisting of two 6-wheel bogies)

14 wheels, 7 axles

An impressive, and unique of its

kind, Antonov An-225's 14-wheel
bogie from the plane's main landing
gear (consisting of two 14-wheel
bogies)

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The tables below show how various types of wheeled units are arranged to form the undercarriages of some popular aircraft from
manufacturers Antonov, Airbus, and Boeing.

Antonov

Wheels and
Aircraft Nose section Center section Example
Configuration

32 wheels
An-225
[2x2]+[2x14]

The Antonov An-225 with its

impressive 32-wheel landing gear.
Note the front gear made of two
independent, parallel 2-wheel
bogies

Airbus

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Wheels and
Aircraft Nose section Center section Example
Configuration

6 wheels
A318, A319, A320, A321 (standard)
[1x2]+[2x2]

An Airbus A319 from bmi

10 wheels
A300, A310, A330
[1x2]+[2x4]

Airbus A310 from Biman

Bangladesh Airlines

12 wheels
A340-200/300
[1x2]+[2x4+1x2]

An Airbus A340-300 from Kuwait

Airways. Note the usage of an
isolated 2-wheel unit in the central
landing gear (similar to the MD-11)

14 wheels
A340-500/600
[1x2]+[3x4]

Airbus A340-600 of Virgin Atlantic

10 wheels
A350-900
[1x2]+[2x4]

Airbus A350-900 of Vietnam Airlines

14 wheels
A350-1000
[1x2]+[2x6]

Airbus A350-1000 prototype

A380 22 wheels
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[1x2]+[2x4+2x6]

Airbus A380 in Airbus markings

Boeing

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Wheels and
Aircraft Nose section Center section Example
Configuration

6 wheels
717, 727, 737
[1x2]+[2x2]

A Boeing 737 from Southwest

Airlines

18 wheels
747 Jumbo Jet
[1x2]+[4x4]

A Boeing 747-400's main landing

gear. Note the toes-up bias angle of
the bogies/trucks on the wing gear,
to ensure correct stowage upon
retraction

10 wheels
757, 767
[1x2]+[2x4]

A Boeing 757-200 from British

Airways

14 wheels
777
[1x2]+[2x6]
A Boeing 777-200 from United
Airlines. Using 6-wheel bogies,
instead of the common 4-wheel
bogies (reminiscent of earlier
generation Tupolev Tu-154), was
visionary for contemporary aircraft
at the time of the design of the 777

10 wheels
787 Dreamliner
[1x2]+[2x4]

A factory Boeing 787 Dreamliner

B-52 Stratofortress 8 main wheels plus 2 outrigger wheels

[2x2]+[2x2]

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A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

featuring its characteristic landing
gear with 8 wheels under fuselage
and two outrigger wheels near
wingtips

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