Maybe for large aircraft like the B744 or A380/A340 when conditions are limiting, otherwise it sounds like the 737 boys are lining up like the long wheel base big boys do.
Following on from your reasoning. If there is "plenty of margin in takeoff calcs" what should it matter if it is a 737 or an A380 stretch at MTOW?
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