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by sio8ohPi 531 days ago
Normally they land with flaps down, which reduces landing speed.
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I've heard sometimes landing gear is also involved..

We really need a placebo controlled double blind study to learn if landing gear is actually effective of just a cargo cult like parachutes.. [0] https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k5094

Gears also aerobrake.