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So, I must be missing something but all that re-engineering was to put a larger engine on the airframe but still have ground clearance, while on the ground, cor
by incongruity 8y ago
So, I must be missing something but all that re-engineering was to put a larger engine on the airframe but still have ground clearance, while on the ground, correct? What was stopping them from increasing clearance by increasing landing gear height? (And thus not impacting flight characteristics)
- mhandley 8y agoThey did increase the length of the nose landing gear, which helped a bit. But increasing the length of the main landing gear would have required moving the gear further outboard, as there was no space to extend the gear in an inboard direction when it's stowed. You can't move the gear a lot further out, or it ends up behind the engines. See this picture someone else on this thread posted: https://i.stack.imgur.com/GFzcj.jpg https://i.stack.imgur.com/GFzcj.jpg And you really don't want to move the engines further out, because that's going to affect the engine-out behaviour, and require a larger vertical stabilizer to handle asymmetric thrust.
- tropo 8y agoI think that image shows plenty of room. Remember that the tires don't count, because those would be farther away from the wing. There are other height issues with ground support equipment for luggage, fuel, passengers, maid service, sewage, etc.