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HeathrowCam.net => HeathrowCam.net => Topic started by: chess on June 18, 2009, 01:57:37 AM

Title: Differences between 737/320/757/767/330
Post by: chess on June 18, 2009, 01:57:37 AM

This is in response to a request in another thread ;)

The 737 family has one wheel per landing gear and distinctive nose and tail:
(http://www.heathrowcam.net/images/76400w.JPG)

The A320 family also has one wheel per landing gear with 'lower' nose than 737:
(http://www.heathrowcam.net/images/76473w.JPG)

The 757 has two wheels per landing gear, the wheels lie parallel with the ground, the fuselage is long and thin:
(http://www.heathrowcam.net/images/76469w.JPG)

The 767 has two wheels per landing gear, the wheels 'lean forward':
(http://www.heathrowcam.net/images/76477w.JPG)

The A330 has two wheels per landing gear, the wheels 'lean back' like an A340:
(http://www.heathrowcam.net/images/75937w.JPG)

Once you know which is which, it becomes second nature and you stop looking at the wheels and just recognise the fuselage shape.

Hope that helps :)

Title: Re: Differences between 737/320/757/767/330
Post by: simonwien on June 23, 2009, 01:42:21 PM

Thank you for the info chess as I said in a earlier post in the old days it was far easier to ID them