This is off topic totally for NGX FSX product, but does relate to the real NG aircraft.

 

Looking at both the A320 and B73NG from photos, it seems that the main gear struts on the Airbus are approximately twice as long as the NG- presumably to deal with how the wing box joins the fuselage. Does anyone have these dimensions? I have googled this but can't seem to find anything.

 

This is not an "A vs B" issue, just wanting to understand. :)

 

Thanks, Bruce.

Did a quick drawing for you, here you go:

 

 

Note that those evil Europeans still insist on decimals, even for dimensions in Imperial, but I'm sure you can work it out, which is just as well, because I could not be arsed to do it muhahahaha! Also note that weight on the wheels alters these dimensions, the 737 is shown at minimum clearance for the engine pods. You can also make these dimensions identical for both aircraft, by simply landing with the wheels up. :LMAO:

 

Al

Awesome, Al, much appreciated.

 

Thanks, Bruce.

Do you still know how long the strut is on the NG though? I certainly do remember the 'bus being significantly higher from below... Certainly no way to stand in the MLG bay conveniently as on the 73. :LMAO:

 

Just looking at your Picasso drawing, Al ( actually very well done)- there's more info on here than I have ever been able to find on the web- I guess that most people don't care about these dimension- but as Entienne mentioned, do you have the B73NG main gear strut length to add to your drawing?

 

Depending on how the wingbox is interfaced with the fuselage, it might or might not be proportional to the difference in the nose gear lengths-

 

That wheels up landing option of the drawing got me laughing.... :)

 

Given that both aircraft types have their main gear retracting inwards (where the under-fuselage provides a good space for the wheels), it must follow then that the longer the main gear strut, the further away from the fuselage center-line they must be when unretracted to avoid them from interfering with each other when retracted. Presumably this is a disadvantage to longer gear struts, given the forces on the gear when landing and the additional leverage of those forces as the gear is moved away from the fuselage center...

 

Thanks, Bruce.

I'm sure you can find any other dimensions you want on airport planning data PDFs, Boeing and EADs will have these available. If you do a search for something like '737/A320 airport planning data', I imagine you will find any other dimensions you are looking for.

 

Al

Thanks Al.

 

 

Just looking at your Picasso drawing, Al ( actually very well done)- there's more info on here than I have ever been able to find on the web- I guess that most people don't care about these dimension- but as Entienne mentioned, do you have the B73NG main gear strut length to add to your drawing?

 

Depending on how the wingbox is interfaced with the fuselage, it might or might not be proportional to the difference in the nose gear lengths-

 

That wheels up landing option of the drawing got me laughing.... :)

 

Given that both aircraft types have their main gear retracting inwards (where the under-fuselage provides a good space for the wheels), it must follow then that the longer the main gear strut, the further away from the fuselage center-line they must be when unretracted to avoid them from interfering with each other when retracted. Presumably this is a disadvantage to longer gear struts, given the forces on the gear when landing and the additional leverage of those forces as the gear is moved away from the fuselage center...

 

Thanks, Bruce.

 

Correct. On the flip side the advantage to having longer landing gear is that you can hang engines with bigger fan diameters from your wings, which makes for more efficient engines.