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Re:A 50-year-old design came back to haunt Boeing with its t... by marcinzm on Sunday March 17, 2019 @01:25PM (#19415109)
The MAX-10 has longer landing gear by 10 inches and I'm assuming it shares the same type rating as the rest of the 737 line. So it is possible.

However the MAX-10 required a telescoping landing gear to achieve that so I'm assuming the real reason to not do so earlier was cost to design, cost to manufacture and weight.

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Re:A 50-year-old design came back to haunt Boeing with its t... by mrpippy on Sunday March 17, 2019 @04:37PM (#19416428)
I think the MAX 10 landing gear changes allow for a higher rotation angle (without tailstrike) on takeoff/landing, not actually increasing the engine-ground clearance.

Also the MAX 10 hasn’t been built or certified yet, I’m sure there will be a lot more scrutiny when that does happen.

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