Editing Conventional landing gear (section)

==Monowheel undercarriage==
[[File:Alexander Schleicher ASG 29.JPG|right|thumb|A Schleicher ASG 29 glider shows its monowheel landing gear]]
A variation of the taildragger layout is the [[Landing gear#Monowheel|monowheel landing gear]].

To minimize drag, many modern [[Glider (sailplane)|gliders]]  have a single wheel, retractable or fixed, centered under the fuselage, which is referred to as ''monowheel gear'' or ''monowheel landing gear''. Monowheel gear is also used on some powered aircraft, where drag reduction is a priority, such as the [[Europa XS]]. Monowheel power aircraft use retractable wingtip legs (with small castor wheels attached) to prevent the wingtips from striking the ground.  A monowheel aircraft may have a tailwheel (like the Europa) or a nosewheel (like the [[Schleicher ASK 23]] glider).