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Modern 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 do
by bluGill 1y ago
Modern 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.