Wasn't there talk of putting in more doors, so that a stretch 737 could carry more passengers? Baha's words about rotation are interesting. How many tail strikes per airplane are allowed? Gerry http://www.pbase.com/gfoley9999/ http://foley.ultinet.net/~gerry/aerial/aerial.html http://home.columbus.rr.com/gfoley http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/pollock/263/egypt/egypt.html