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Old 20th Jul 2004, 10:30
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Notso Fantastic
 
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GD&L, jets with undermounted engines are designed so the lowest engines (inboards) are only a few feet off the ground. The reason undercarriage legs are as long as they are is to allow for rotation on takeoff/landing and to stop the lowest bits getting scraped- the engines. So to leave the engines undamaged by lowering the aeroplane, you have only got a metre or so at the most- not worth the technical expense of going to the trouble of a system like that.
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