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Posted by Dave on Tue Nov 3 04:57:49 2009, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Rare Birds at Newark Airport, posted by cortelyounext on Mon Nov 2 10:12:15 2009. ** the airplane has those engines that appear to be smashed off on the bottom - someone here mentioned last week that there is a reason for it. **Later versions of the 737 (-300 and up) have these engines. From Wikipedia: "Engines on the 737 Classic series (300, 400, 500) and Next-Generation series (600, 700, 800, 900) appear not to have circular inlets, as most aircraft do. The accessory gearbox was moved from the 6 o'clock position under the engine to the 4 o'clock position (forward looking aft). This was done because the 737 sits lower to the ground than most airliners and the original 737s were designed for small P&W engines, but additional ground clearance was needed for the larger CFM56 engines. This side-mounted gearbox gives the engine a somewhat triangular rounded shape. Because the engine is close to the ground, 737-300s and later are more prone to engine foreign-object damage (FOD)." |
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