"The company unveiled several design choices meant to lower weight and wind-resistance for its upcoming 737 MAX. The planemaker said it had decided on an 8-inch nose gear extension to give ground clearance for a larger engine fan."
aerokiwi From New Zealand, joined Jul 2000, 2410 posts, RR: 4 Reply 6, posted (1 year 1 month 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 4266 times:
Quoting kanban (Reply 4): seem to recall earlier threads that said basically "not a perceivable" .. just all the boarding ramps must be tweaked for the tilt
I hope so.
Aesthetically speaking, I thought the 737NGs main appeal was the nose-down attitude compared to the 737-3/4/5 family (the -400 especially looked awkward).
Nose-down just looks, I dunno, sleeker and meaner, especially with the longer fuselage frames (-800 and -900 especially).
QANTAS747-438 From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 1800 posts, RR: 2 Reply 8, posted (1 year 1 month 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 4124 times:
Quoting SEA (Reply 5): The finishing touches will be finished when deliveries begin...
Exactly. Why would Boeing be all done with the modifications 4-5 years in advance? I'd think they'd be tweaking it all the way till the first frame is built. Especially as new technologies emerge.
My posts/replies are strictly my opinion and not that of any company, organization, or Southwest Airlines.
kanban From United States of America, joined Jan 2008, 2459 posts, RR: 21 Reply 9, posted (1 year 1 month 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 4099 times:
The key is in reading what the article actually said.. "Boeing Co on Wednesday put some finishing touches on a make-over of its popular 737" The missing word "some" clarifies all.
Stitch From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 26674 posts, RR: 83 Reply 12, posted (1 year 1 month 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 2695 times:
Quoting SYfan100 (Reply 11): Who do you think would be interested in this aircraft that is not named Southwest?
Lion Air and Norwegian have ordered a few hundred between them. AA is on board for 100. A number of other carriers are said to be good for many hundreds more.
yyz717 From Canada, joined Sep 2001, 15989 posts, RR: 59 Reply 14, posted (1 year 1 month 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 2557 times:
Quoting Stitch (Reply 12): Quoting SYfan100 (Reply 11):
Who do you think would be interested in this aircraft that is not named Southwest?
Lion Air and Norwegian have ordered a few hundred between them. AA is on board for 100. A number of other carriers are said to be good for many hundreds more.
Quoting Stitch (Reply 12): Norwegian Air Shuttle and Lion Air. And I didn't even have to think too hard to answer that one.
The only firm orders to date are from Norwegian (100 MAX 8), Southwest (150 MAX 8) and Lion Air (201 MAX 9). AA has not finalized their order yet.
Quoting aerokiwi (Reply 6): Nose-down just looks, I dunno, sleeker and meaner, especially with the longer fuselage frames (-800 and -900 especially).
I agree. Like the E190 vs the E175.
Panam, TWA, Ansett, Eastern.......AC next? Might be good for Canada.
sirtoby From Germany, joined Nov 2007, 282 posts, RR: 22 Reply 16, posted (1 year 1 month 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 1556 times:
Quoting aerokiwi (Reply 6): Aesthetically speaking, I thought the 737NGs main appeal was the nose-down attitude
I don't think that a serious airline CEO will order an aircraft just for aesthetical reasons.
The question is if these changes can make the aircraft good enough versus the A320neo.
At another thread there is this discussion:
Not quite. The design freeze is in 2013 or so. Many (small) changes to be made yet, nodoubt.
Quoting aerokiwi (Reply 6): Aesthetically speaking, I thought the 737NGs main appeal was the nose-down attitude compared to the 737-3/4/5 family (the -400 especially looked awkward).
Nose-down just looks, I dunno, sleeker and meaner, especially with the longer fuselage frames (-800 and -900 especially).
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