Originally Posted by
DaveReidUK
Consider what the angle between the MLG and the bogie will be immediately following a touchdown in the flare - the bogie is flat on the runway while the aircraft is still pointing skywards.
Thanks for the replies. But I am still having trouble understanding this. Google DC-10 landing and L-1011 landing and you will see aircraft on approach with what appears to be no tilt. Was there any problems with those aircraft for takeoff and landing?
Then along came the 747 and there was a huge amount of tilt for the wing gear but my understanding is that this was so that less space was taken up by the gear when retracted. That being said, there is some tilt to the body gear as well but I believe that it is titled back when retracted to once again save space, this time vertically.