Originally Posted by
DaveReidUK
The reason for the proposed 737-10's extended landing gear is to lessen the risk of tail strikes. It still wouldn't be long enough to allow a larger engine to be accommodated under the wing.
The article (which, you know, I read first) says it extends the landing gear by 9 inches.
According to
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFM_International_CFM56 the 737NG's engine has a fan diameter of 61 inches and the MAX's LEAP-1B has a fan diameter of 69.4 inches. I am not comparing the *height* of the two engines because the former has had its height optimised to fit under the wing - do the same to the LEAP and it would I expect also fit under.