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Modern wings made a huge difference. Take a close look at a modern wing vs a 747 wing.
by WalterBright 1y ago
Modern wings made a huge difference. Take a close look at a modern wing vs a 747 wing.
- bluGill 1y agoModern wings could be retrofitted to the 747. Maybe not completely, but the more important features. However there are a lot of other parts of the 747 that don't make sense, and so not enough buyers (if any!) would exist if they did.
- WalterBright 1y agoThe 757 started out as a re-winged and re-engined 737. It turned out to be cheaper to design a new airplane.