Originally Posted by
cadetdrivr
Boeing actually worked out a fix for the Max so the bump is now gone.
The crazy thing is the proposed 737-10 Max that would require "telescoping" main gears to accommodate bigger motors. Yikes. Just stop this madness already, Boeing.
Yes, Boeing redesigned the nose gear so they wouldn't have to move the support structure and pressure bulkhead, which they were not willing to do, but they managed to fit it in, so no bulge.
As for the mains, those are easy, they compress the struts as it retracts, thus no redesign of the main gear wells either. So, the whole thing sits a little higher. That might actually improve the tail clearance problems. Republic did this same trick way back on the straight wing F-80, in the early 50's?