[QUOTE]Originally posted by FWAAA:
[B]Call me overly picky, but the 757 would look a whole lot nicer if the front end resembled the 707/727/737 nose. It is surely Boeing's Edsel (appearance-wise).

When I look at the nose of the 757 in comparison that of the 707/727/737 I can think of at least a couple of reasons that might explain the shape, though this is complete speculation of my part.

(1) The more bulbous nose may be a way of accommodating a larger more sophisticated on-board Dopler radar.

(2) The Drop-nose effect seems to make for a more commanding forward-downward view from the pilots seat, which seems logical given how much higher the 757 sits compared to earlier aircraft.



[This message has been edited by anrkitec (edited 04-03-2002).]