If the front sides of the wheels are closer together than the rear sides, the landing gear is ______.

• A. Toed-out
• B. Toe-in
• C. Toed-in
• D. Centered

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is toe, which describes how the wheels are oriented relative to the aircraft’s centerline when viewed from above. If the front edges of the tires sit closer together than the rear edges, the wheel axes are angled inward toward the aircraft centerline, which is called toed-in.

Toed-in is the best fit because it means the wheels point slightly toward each other at the front, causing a little scrub as you roll that helps keep the airplane tracking straight on the ground and reduces wandering. If the front edges were farther apart, that would be toed-out, the opposite effect. If the wheels were parallel with no angle, that would be centered (zero toe).