Syncmaster From United States of America, joined Jul 2002, 1983 posts, RR: 14 Reply 5, posted (8 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 1675 times:
I don't like em on the 73G, but 738 they look purty good!
About the short routes then, at what point does the cost savings start to apply then?
Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18817 posts, RR: 54 Reply 7, posted (8 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 1657 times:
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Probably less than the extra cost/weight of winglets."
Quite possibly! If, however, it operated longer flights, say 3+, then it MIGHT start to make a difference, but I can't see many advantages on much shorter flights.
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DfwRevolution From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (8 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 1641 times:
While it varies from airline to airline, WN claims that the winglet package is benefical for any stage longer than 45 minutes. I'm suprised Ryanair can't get *some* sort of benefit from the winglets.... ignoring the distortion of this route map, the stage lengths are simmilar to the distance between the major cities WN flies to-
N1120a From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 25852 posts, RR: 80 Reply 10, posted (8 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 1636 times:
The Winglets do add a bit of benefit to shorter routes (especially airports with short runways) but not enough to justify the expense to FR. They do, however, make a real difference on routes over 2 hours and a major one on US transcon routes and out of hot and high airports (MEX, LAS, PHX).
I personally think they make the 737 look like the most aggressive plane out there and much better looking. A head on with one of the WN 73G's with winglets is amazing.
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