Originally Posted by
DaveReidUK
If the mains don't need to start and end at the edge of the runway then, by definition, you're on a runway that's wider than the theoretical minimum required for a 180, which is what we're discussing here.
Let me (or rather, Boeing) draw you a picture:
From your picture, it looks like the mains would end up somewhere near the word "engines". The nose gear would go near the edge about half-way round, but the main would make a smaller circle. But now I'm being pedantic
