UA to Install Scimitar Winglets on 737s

[Furloughed80]

Looks pretty cool...

Pic

Article

 

[ImbracableCrunk]

How far do those hang down, and how much will they cost to fix once Menzies knocks it off?

 

[HighSpeedClimb]

Looks like a fish

 

[Ops check good]

now thats different looking. 45,000 lbs of fuel savings per A/C per year sounds like a fairly good idea to me.

 

[Old School 737]

now thats different looking. 45,000 lbs of fuel savings per A/C per year sounds like a fairly good idea to me.

But how much do they cost????... and downtime Etc....??? If you keep plane long enough they will pay off I guess...

 

[flythere]

don't dip that wing too low during a stiff x-wind landing!

looks like something scarebus would do!

 

[flygirlqt]

now thats different looking. 45,000 lbs of fuel savings per A/C per year sounds like a fairly good idea to me.

Article states...45,000 gallons.

 

[BentOver]

But how much do they cost????... and downtime Etc....??? If you keep plane long enough they will pay off I guess...

Willing to take a guess that someone looked into that before they would purchase/install them.... Just a guess

 

[ImbracableCrunk]

don't dip that wing too low during a stiff x-wind landing!

looks like something scarebus would do!

Wow, didn't even think of that.

 

[eaglesview]

don't dip that wing too low during a stiff x-wind landing!

looks like something scarebus would do!

Looks like it took airbus to figure it out so Boeing could copy.

 

[Scrapdog]

Looks like it took airbus to figure it out so Boeing could copy.

Lame.

 

[Ops check good]

Article states...45,000 gallons.

Ahh, didnt catch that. Well that makes it more impressive at 306,000 lbs.

 

[BrickTop]

Someone has too much of a Star Wars fantasy:

 

[WMUSIGPI]

don't dip that wing too low during a stiff x-wind landing!

looks like something scarebus would do!

Looks like you would still hit the engine before the wingtip

 

[Dan Roman]

don't dip that wing too low during a stiff x-wind landing!

looks like something scarebus would do!

Just curious , how much time do you have in Airbus's?

 

[humveedriver]

Trying to figure out if Burt Rutan works for Boeing now or if they just want to out winglet the B1900D..

 

[WSurf]

Trying to figure out if Burt Rutan works for Boeing now or if they just want to out winglet the B1900D..

Haha! 1900D what a great plane! She did have a ton of fins on her.

 

[Data]

... or if they just want to out winglet the B1900D..

Those aren't winglets, they're strakes!

 

[Ex737Driver]

Looks pretty cool...

Pic

Article

Scimitar..............as long as I don't have to wear a turban or a burka.

 

[Captain X]

Looks like it took airbus to figure it out so Boeing could copy.

Now if only Airbus could make an airplane that is truly "unstallable" at altitude.