Originally Posted by
turbidus
Great reading! Thanks!
A quick question, what made the -700 so different? I have no comparison to the -600, but not sure if there were any...
That ac was far "slicker" and was actually a bit difficult to manage the energy if you were used to the classics.
The -800 seemed much, much better handling than the -700 and other than engines, was it a different or improved wing?
Better handling of the -800? I personally don't think so. The -700 was a joy to fly, powerful, reasonable approach speeds, and, albeit "slippery", still well manageable in descents.
The -800: high approach speeds, increased tailstrike risk, excessive floating tendency in the flare, and quite a handful to properly manage speed in descents.
The -800 may be more appreciable from the pax side due to less of a yaw tendency in the approach speed regime, but that's about it.