As an avid fan of aircraft design and aviation on the whole, I have been searching almost everywhere online and could not find the answer. Has anyone got a 707 and/or DC8 manual with the geometric ground limitations? In particular I want to know what body attitude angle will the tail contact the ground for the 707 and DC8 when the landing gear is compressed. The best I could do was try images online and a protractor myself, but there is nothing like the actual numbers from the manual.
See what I got below. Based on my own calculation is shows the 707 tail contacts the ground at 10.1 degrees and the DC8 tail contacts the ground at 10.5 degrees.
BOEING 707
http://postimg.org/image/lpvrxxymz/
DC8
http://postimg.org/image/3lmwnkeav/
Any of you folks know the actual numbers? Can you post the geometry page with the illustrations of the actual if you have this?
See what I got below. Based on my own calculation is shows the 707 tail contacts the ground at 10.1 degrees and the DC8 tail contacts the ground at 10.5 degrees.
BOEING 707
http://postimg.org/image/lpvrxxymz/
DC8
http://postimg.org/image/3lmwnkeav/
Any of you folks know the actual numbers? Can you post the geometry page with the illustrations of the actual if you have this?