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Old 26th December 2006 | 02:10
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Trentino
 
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Not having flown the 737 or 747 I cannot answer for them, what I can do is make a brief general outline for turbulence handling.

Generally(very generally speaking) If a wing is a soft ride wing, usually wing mounted engines have soft ride wings, the wing will take some of the brunt.
If a wing is a hard ride wing, usually engines not mounted to the wings, the wing will not flex as much and give the pax/pilot a bumpier ride.

another General factor is wing loading. The higher weight per square foot the better the ride will be.

and lastly(off the top of my head) is speed...Vb is a good place to be

To answer your question based on mere deduction(havnt flown neither aircraft) I would ASSUME the 747 would give a better ride.

But then again if a white knuckled pax saw those winglets bobbing, i think they would prefer the 737
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