Originally Posted by
RetiredBA/BY
Its a long time since I flew 737 but I hear, from colleagues who flew the 800, the risk of tailstrikes on the Max, which might have been eliminated with longer gear was “ fixed” by increasing V ref to lead to a lower body angle at touchdown. Sounds strange as higher V ref equals longer landing distance etc, higher brake wear etc etc.
Anyone in the know ?
I can't speak for the 737-700, but the -800 and -900 models use increased approach speeds for tailstrike mitigation. The increased landing distance and brake wear are accounted for and are just part of the tradeoff in not having to reengineer the landing gear.