xl5 might be on to something...the actual location of the gear on the aircraft might be due to cg requirements and when placed there, might have to be forward tilting to fit into the belly...the tilt itself having no relation to the c.g. just the physical mounting point of the gear..???? anyway it definately requires a different technique to extract a "greaser" from a 767 than a 757...the obvious excuse...i did a "Boeing approved" landing as per the FCTM