Originally Posted by
eckhard
Apparently it has something to do with the way the bogie fits into the wheel-well.
I’ve never really understood why this is so important. The 747 for example, has a tilting mechanism on the wing gear that straightens the bogie before retraction. In case of malfunction, it would be a reason not to retract the gear.
Maybe the designers of the 767 figured that it would be cheaper/simpler to omit the tilting mechanism and leave the gear “toe-down” when extended.
At first, i have the same idea as you ,until i detaily look at the landing gear of 767
Here is my observation ,the 767’s landing gear still have a pitch trimmer actuator.This means the gear is not “left” down, instead, it is forced down by the actuator on purpose