Undercarriage arrangements


Below are featured the wheeled undercarriage arrangements of some modern commercial jet airliners and large military aircraft.

Types of wheeled units

This table shows the main types of individual, basic wheeled units used on most aircraft undercarriages.
SymbolWheeled unitExample
2 wheels, 1 axle
4 wheels, 2 axles
6 wheels, 3 axles
14 wheels, 7 axles

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.

Airbus

AircraftWheels and
Configuration
Nose sectionCenter sectionExample
A318, A319, A320, A321 6 wheels
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A300, A310, A320, A330, A350-90010 wheels
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A340-200/30012 wheels
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A340-500/60014 wheels
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A350-100014 wheels
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A38022 wheels
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Boeing

AircraftWheels and
Configuration
Nose sectionCenter sectionExample
717, 727, 7376 wheels
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74718 wheels
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707, 720, 757, 767, 78710 wheels
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77714 wheels
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B-52 Stratofortress8 main wheels plus 2 outrigger wheels
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