11. A large nose-down input was applied, causing a touchdown on the nose gear . 12. The company said the plane's " nose gear component " failed during takeoff. 13. Flight was landed with the nose gear locked and the main gears partially extended. 14. The back wheels touch down first, then the nose gear . 15. At this point, the nose gear would not extend completely. 16. The plane's tricycle type with a twin-wheeled nose gear . 17. Nose gear doors were two pieces, split evenly longitudinally, and hinged at each outboard edge.18. The plane was diverted to Kennedy for a longer runway due to no nose gear , 19. On the same date, the nose gear of the XF-92 collapses, ending use by NACA. 20. The nose gear doors operate mechanically with linkages attached to the nose gear shock strut.
