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What landing gear does a gyroplane have?

Fixed tricycle gear, a nosewheel and two main wheels, on nearly every design in this category. Retractable gear is not a feature of this class of aircraft.

That is the whole entry for now. The longer version, with the mechanics and worked examples, is still to be written. See autorotation for how those read once they exist.

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