Originally Posted by
West Coast
That's where airmenship comes into play. Long body/heavy perhaps not, narrow body perhaps yes.
Before I flew the 1011 into LGA I briefly flew the DC9-10 into there and many years flew the 727 into there. I wouldn't have considered a duck-under with the 727. The only difference the company touchdown zone for the narrow bodies was 500 feet closer to the threshold then with the 1011.