Originally Posted by
The Localizer
I hope this is the truth, the max 10 not only is it a max, but it’s so long that the gear has to be redesigned and it has to collapse to fit into the 1968 designed belly of the aircraft.
Hey, they knew how to design gear in the 60's!
Here's a video of it's gear swing:
https://youtu.be/fGm5ylnHFCs