Editing Conventional landing gear (section)

{{Short description|Aircraft undercarriage}}
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[[File:Cessna150taildraggerC-GOCB02.jpg|thumb|upright=1.14|A [[Cessna 150]] converted to taildragger configuration by installation of an aftermarket modification kit]]

'''Conventional landing gear''', or '''tailwheel-type landing gear''', is an [[aircraft]] [[Landing gear|undercarriage]] consisting of two main wheels forward of the [[Center of gravity of an aircraft|center of gravity]] and a small wheel or skid to support the tail.<ref name="Crane">Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition'', page 133. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997. {{ISBN|1-56027-287-2}}</ref><ref name="GroundUp">From the Ground Up, 27th edition, page 11</ref> The term '''taildragger''' is also used.<ref name="GroundUp" />

The term "conventional" persists for historical reasons, but all modern [[jet aircraft]] and most modern propeller aircraft use [[tricycle gear]].