Ironbutt,
There you go! I knew SOMEONE out there had asked the manufacturer. I bet Sonia will tell us the hydraulic plumbing in the wheel well is situated in the back of the wheel. And I'd wager that the 757 is just the opposite. Any 75 pukes out there with the answer?
I guess the trick is to land the front truck smoothly and as the boards come up the aircraft settles on the rear truck in one fluid motion.
I bet Sonia does this with effortless regularity.
PT