Originally Posted by
ACMS
4/ on the standard 777-200/200 LR and 300 the Toe Down ensures all 4 wheels will de-rotate and contact the ground quickly after touchdown even with the nose high, for better braking traction etc I guess. This can't happen as quickly on the ER as it has a semi levered ( stiff ) gear bogie with no Toe down.
A quick search of "777-300er landing" will return plenty of images showing touchdowns with the bogies 'toed down' to allow full surface contact while the nose is still in the air.
"SEMI-levered". Stiff for takeoff, floppy for landing, so to speak...
