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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 9:46 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by terenz:
757s just look narrow, and look at the nose. The nose seems to be lower (to centre) than the 767 (that's why the 757 flight deck floor is a few steps below the main deck).</font>
Exactly.

Another easy way to identify a 757: the 757 has very long landing gear struts (because of its huge engines - it looks much more thin and lanky than the more stout (chubby? husky?) 767. Not quite as high up off the ground as the Concorde, but close.

The 757 is the really long, skinny plane.
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