phastings

Isn't that a matter for you and Lockheed Martin? :-)

Good point, well made! Probably what I'd do!

Who knows - if someone does go for it at $350m (hell, give 'em a discount!), perhaps the rest of us can get it for free? Yes 'Graham', and the policy says 'You MUST SIGN YOUR FULL REAL NAME to posts to use this forum'.

And Kyle, the 777 will have a larger speedbrake area and a bigger reverse thrust effect compared to the 737 - but also more momentum from the extra weight! Not sure how you can add those factors into the equation! Don't published minimum landing distances only take into account the wheel braking effect, so in 'real life' operations the aircraft will use less runway?

Not a real pilot, but after a search for the landing perfomance for both types, Boeing's info says a landing field length at MLW of 1,550m to 1,840m for 777 variants and 1,300m to 1,600m for 737 variants. Commercial aircraft land at the same airports, so I'd expect the published maximum specs to be similar. In the real world, I'd suppose that longer roll outs save wear and tear on brakes and engines.