Ken Middleton Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 American Airlines B757 never seen one before with them Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Mullen Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Looks to be a very recent (3 months?) modification. Interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
McOz Dude Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Yeah, Qantas here has had 757's with winglets for a while. Do a google seearch for "Qantas 757" and you should get a couple hits. They do look cool. Link to post Share on other sites
Randy Wise Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Looks to be a very recent (3 months?) modification. Interesting. I've been working for an aerospace company for just over 12 months that manufactures the fairings that the winglets mount to. You simply remove the wing cap - attach the fairing then bolt on the winglet. We've been making them since I started and by the end of 2007 Boeing is asking us to triple production. The aerospace industry is booming and it's crazy where I work. Randy Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 I believe they started testing/installing the winglets on 757s in about 2000 ... Gregg Link to post Share on other sites
volzj Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 I saw a Continental 757 with them on approach to Newark when I was on the Jersey Turnpike last week. Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 yeah, very interesting. I do not remember seeing any come into Bradley with them. I searched on airliners and do see more. McOzDude - I searched for Qantas 757 and got no hits - even on airliners.net - are you sure Qantas flies the 757? I saw some A330s with them that look very similar though. Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Bill Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 WestJet is putting them on all their 737's at some point. They claim the winglets save 4% more fuel - pretty amazing when you consider how much they burn per hour... WB Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 In late December '98 I was in San Antonio, and in the more industrial/air freight area was a 727-100 with winglets fitted. To this day I am still kicking myself for not having a camera!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Bill Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Additionally, all the crews are being trained in fuel savings, along with dispatchers, and the goal, if not the catch-phrase is "one gallon per flight" for if we can save even one gallon per flight, that's a million dollars a year. Hey Rusty, I guess that means no more flying under bridges for giggles.... WB Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 (edited) Airbus is also starting to use that type of winglet on their A320s now. I saw a photo of a recently delivered JetBlue Airbus set up that way. edit: found a photo of them being tested in April of this year: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1027446/M/ Edited July 29, 2006 by David Walker Link to post Share on other sites
hari ari Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Icelandair have had them installed on their B757s since begining of this year. Hari Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 thanks for all the added info guys Link to post Share on other sites
Hooker169 Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Read this last week World's Largest Fleet of 757-200's Will Become World's Largest Fleet of 757-200's With Blended Winglets FARNBOROUGH, England, July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- After ordering 20 Aviation Partners Boeing 757-200 Blended Winglet Systems in September 2005 -- of which 8 are currently retrofitted and in service -- American Airlines has ordered an additional 104 shipsets. All Blended Winglet installations will be accomplished by American Airlines employees in Tulsa where American Airlines is also installing the winglets on all of its B-737-800 aircraft. "With fuel prices as high as they are today it is impossible to ignore the compelling value of Blended Winglet Technology," says Aviation Partners Boeing CEO John Reimers. "We were quite pleased, earlier this year, when American Airlines made the decision to retrofit its entire fleet of 737-800s with our Visible Technology. This recent order for 104 additional 757-200 shipsets is a further testament to the value and productivity of Blended Winglet Technology." Depending upon fleet utilization and average sector length, American Airlines Blended Winglet Equipped 757's can save up to 200,000 gallons of fuel per aircraft per year. "Blended Winglets extend the productivity and capability of the 757-200, providing up to a 5% extension in range or fuel savings over the entire economic life of the aircraft," says Aviation Partners Boeing Vice President of Sales Patrick LaMoria. "This enabling technology gives American additional flexibility while significantly lowering fuel burn." The Tulsa, Oklahoma Maintenance & Engineering Base, where American is performing all retrofits of their 757-200 and 737-800 Blended Winglets, is also retrofitting Blended Winglets for several other operators. American Airlines has two additional major overhaul and maintenance bases located at Fort Worth, TX and in Kansas City, MO. Aviation Partners Boeing has sold over 2000 Blended Winglet shipsets with over 1200 Boeing aircraft now in service with patented* Performance Enhancing Blended Winglet Systems. Seems that the boys at American are heading in the right dircetion. Link to post Share on other sites
f4h1phantom Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Interesting. While out at Hickam, saw a Boeing 717 with new winglets. Yep, a 717. Jeff Jeff, what do you mean? A "real" 717 or the newer MD-80 series aircraft? If it's the first, I woul really love to see a pic! Sincerely, Jorge. Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 I'd expect it was a newer B717. Hawaiian Airlines flies a bunch of them. Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 Yeah, Qantas here has had 757's with winglets for a while. Do a google seearch for "Qantas 757" and you should get a couple hits. They do look cool. I think you will find that QANTAS flies 737s with winglets AA is fitting the winglets to some of there 757s (ex Eastern I believe) to extend the legs of the 757 on the Transatlantic run. Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 (edited) I think you will find that QANTAS flies 737s with winglets Actually, I don't think Qantas flies B757s at all, do they? Edited August 1, 2006 by David Walker Link to post Share on other sites
Tony P Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 Nope QF do not have any 757s. Actually there are none flying in Australia. There was a DHL cargo 757 a few years back. The nearest is the RNZAF 757. Plus Monarch flew some in Aus (was lucky to go on it) during the Pilot's strike in the late 80's. Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 (edited) Really, NO 757s in Australia? That seems surprising. Are there a lot of Airbus A321s in use, or is there just no need for a medium sized jet? Edited August 1, 2006 by David Walker Link to post Share on other sites
Trojan Thunder Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 Mainly 737-800s and A320s. The next step up is the 767-200 and A330-200 which service the more popular eastern seaboard routes: Melbourne - Sydney - Gold Coast - Brisbane. There is no need for the 757 sized aircraft in the Aussie market at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 Thanks for the information on that. Link to post Share on other sites
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