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Raising the jet requires a wider body for the landing gear to fold up into

• kayfox 7y ago
  The 757 sits a good 4 feet higher with the same fuselage diameter.
  • 0az 7y ago
    If I remember correctly, the 737 either doesn't have the space for longer landing gear, or there's an issue with the longer landing gear, or both. Citation needed, of course, as this is off of memory.
    • kayfox 7y ago
      It was designed lower to be easier to work with ground handling and servicing. This lead to a few different designs of plane-deployed airstairs and made it popular with Alaska Air and other airlines serving small airports. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737#Background https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737#Background
  • blackflame7000 7y ago
    The 757 has a wingspan 30 feet wider than the 737. If you look at a picture of the airplane, you can see that the landing gear is part of the wing. https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-0f650e809408f3962a1ed01f08a97470 https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-0f650e809408f3962a1ed0...
    • kayfox 7y ago
      Yes, but you said body and not wing.