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diff --git a/public/js/city/app.js b/public/js/city/app.js
index d76b361..f72aabd 100755
--- a/public/js/city/app.js
+++ b/public/js/city/app.js
@@ -2602,9 +2602,11 @@ function runwayMarkings(designators) {
 function buildAircraft(kind, livery) {
     const g = new THREE.Group();
     const dims = {
-        airliner: { L: 16, r: 0.95, span: 15, chord: 2.6, tail: 3.6, fin: 2.8, engines: true },
-        regional: { L: 12, r: 0.75, span: 11.6, chord: 2.1, tail: 2.8, fin: 2.2, engines: true },
-        prop: { L: 9.5, r: 0.65, span: 12, chord: 1.9, tail: 2.4, fin: 1.9, engines: false, prop: true },
+        // clearance: fuselage centreline height — the wheels (bottom at
+        // y≈0) carry the airframe above the pavement instead of dragging.
+        airliner: { L: 16, r: 0.95, span: 15, chord: 2.6, tail: 3.6, fin: 2.8, engines: true, clearance: 1.75, wheel: 0.34 },
+        regional: { L: 12, r: 0.75, span: 11.6, chord: 2.1, tail: 2.8, fin: 2.2, engines: true, clearance: 1.4, wheel: 0.3 },
+        prop: { L: 9.5, r: 0.65, span: 12, chord: 1.9, tail: 2.4, fin: 1.9, engines: false, prop: true, blade: 2.6, clearance: 1.5, wheel: 0.28 },
     };
     const d = dims[kind] || dims.airliner;
     const bodyMat = new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({ color: 0xf3f5f8, roughness: 0.35, metalness: 0.45 });
@@ -2660,8 +2662,9 @@ function buildAircraft(kind, livery) {
 
     if (d.prop) {
         const prop = new THREE.Group();
+        const bladeLen = d.blade ?? 3.4;
         for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-            const blade = new THREE.Mesh(new THREE.BoxGeometry(0.12, 3.4, 0.16), darkMat);
+            const blade = new THREE.Mesh(new THREE.BoxGeometry(0.12, bladeLen, 0.16), darkMat);
             blade.rotation.x = (i * Math.PI * 2) / 3;
             prop.add(blade);
         }
@@ -2670,6 +2673,19 @@ function buildAircraft(kind, livery) {
         g.userData.prop = prop;
     }
 
+    // Cockpit glass at the nose (rider sits above the nose gear).
+    const glassMat = new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({ color: 0x0e1620, roughness: 0.2, metalness: 0.8 });
+    const cockpit = new THREE.Mesh(new THREE.BoxGeometry(0.9, 0.4, 0.62), glassMat);
+    cockpit.position.set(d.L * 0.44, d.r * 0.5, 0);
+    g.add(cockpit);
+
+    // Winglets at the tips (airline livery accent).
+    for (const side of [1, -1]) {
+        const winglet = new THREE.Mesh(new THREE.BoxGeometry(0.5, 0.55, 0.12), accentMat);
+        winglet.position.set(d.L * 0.04, 0.1, side * (d.span / 2));
+        g.add(winglet);
+    }
+
     const beacon = new THREE.Mesh(
         new THREE.SphereGeometry(0.2, 8, 8),
         new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({ color: 0xff3333, emissive: 0xff3333, emissiveIntensity: 2 })
@@ -2677,7 +2693,34 @@ function buildAircraft(kind, livery) {
     beacon.position.set(d.L * 0.08, d.r + 0.3, 0);
     g.add(beacon);
     g.userData.beacon = beacon;
+
+    // Ride on the landing gear: lift the whole airframe so the wheels
+    // (added next, ground-based) carry it above the pavement.
+    for (const child of g.children) {
+        child.position.y += d.clearance;
+    }
+
+    // ---- Landing gear: nose leg + two mains; wheel bottoms touch y=0 ----
+    const gearMat = new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({ color: 0x2a2e36, roughness: 0.45, metalness: 0.6 });
+    const addGear = (gx, gz, wr, strutR) => {
+        const strutBottom = wr * 0.5;
+        const top = d.clearance - d.r * 0.35;
+        const strutH = top - strutBottom;
+        const strut = new THREE.Mesh(new THREE.CylinderGeometry(strutR, strutR * 1.2, strutH, 8), gearMat);
+        strut.position.set(gx, strutBottom + strutH / 2, gz);
+        g.add(strut);
+        const wheel = new THREE.Mesh(new THREE.CylinderGeometry(wr, wr, wr * 0.75, 12), gearMat);
+        wheel.rotation.x = Math.PI / 2; // axle along Z — rolls along the runway
+        // Centre at half the tyre thickness → the bottom sits exactly on y=0.
+        wheel.position.set(gx, wr * 0.375, gz);
+        g.add(wheel);
+    };
+    addGear(d.L * 0.4, 0, d.wheel * 0.85, 0.06);        // nose gear
+    addGear(d.L * 0.06, d.span * 0.2, d.wheel, 0.085);   // main right
+    addGear(d.L * 0.06, -d.span * 0.2, d.wheel, 0.085);  // main left
+
     g.userData.kind = kind;
+    g.userData.gear = { kind: 'wheels', clearance: d.clearance };
     g.traverse(o => { if (o.isMesh) o.castShadow = true; });
     return g;
 }
@@ -2753,6 +2796,12 @@ function buildHelicopter(livery) {
     beacon.position.set(0, 2.0, 0);
     g.add(beacon);
     g.userData.beacon = beacon;
+
+    // Ride on the skids: lift the fuselage so the skid tubes rest on y=0.
+    for (const child of g.children) {
+        child.position.y += 1.4;
+    }
+    g.userData.gear = { kind: 'skids', clearance: 1.4 };
     g.userData.kind = 'helicopter';
     g.traverse(o => { if (o.isMesh) o.castShadow = true; });
     return g;
@@ -3280,6 +3329,14 @@ function initAirplanes(cfg) {
                 takeoffs: flights.takeoffs,
                 landings: flights.landings,
                 states: aircraft.map(a => a.callsign + ':' + a.state),
+                gear: aircraft.map(a => ({
+                    kind: a.mesh.userData.kind,
+                    gear: a.mesh.userData.gear?.kind || 'none',
+                    state: a.state,
+                    x: +a.p[0].toFixed(1),
+                    y: +a.p[1].toFixed(2),
+                    z: +a.p[2].toFixed(1),
+                })),
             };
         },
         update(dt) {