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TK 737-800 "Eyebrow" Question

TurkishWings From United States of America, joined May 2006, 1408 posts, RR: 9
Posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 2612 times:

While looking at some pictures of 737-800s of TK, I realized that the eyebrows of this particular airplane were removed... I know that the new ones are now being delivered without but why did they feel the need to remove the eyebrows that had been there for a long time already? Does it help with anything at all?

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MCOflyer From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 8553 posts, RR: 14
Reply 1, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 2594 times:

I was wondering the same thing and can only assume one reason: It may have been in for MX and they decided to take them off.

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FoxBravo From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 2807 posts, RR: 5
Reply 2, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 2594 times:

Quoting TurkishWings (Thread starter):
Does it help with anything at all?

Saves some weight--with fuel prices as high as they are, every little bit counts. There may be other reasons too.

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Cadet57 From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 9081 posts, RR: 34
Reply 3, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 2547 times:

Quoting FoxBravo (Reply 2):
There may be other reasons too.

Well, WN is removing theirs for the maintenance cost so that could be the same for TK....

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TK787 From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 4108 posts, RR: 13
Reply 4, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 2536 times:

I have heard that pilots don't use them anymore, and some cover them with newspapers to reduce glare.

AbleToFly From Denmark, joined Nov 2006, 112 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 2470 times:

All that I know of is that it was a 1960's requirement from the FAA of minimum windshield area and to increase visibility in banking maneurves.
But readucing glares and weight sounds fine to me. But actually how much weight is reduced by removing the "eyebrows"??

Cheers.

Barney Captain From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 749 posts, RR: 14
Reply 6, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 2448 times:

It has more to do with mx costs. As you can imagine, a piece of aluminum requires far less attention over time than an electrically heated piece of laminated glass. Plus it looks cool Wink

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FoxBravo From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 2807 posts, RR: 5
Reply 7, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 2448 times:

Quoting AbleToFly (Reply 5):
But actually how much weight is reduced by removing the "eyebrows"??

See http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/...05/photorelease/q1/pr_050126h.html

According to Boeing they save 20 lbs of weight and 300 hours of periodic inspections per aircraft.

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Luke7e7 From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 56 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 2289 times:

It is no longer needed due to advanced avionics, witch don't require so much light for the crew to do their job.

Emrecan From Turkey, joined Feb 2000, 914 posts, RR: 8
Reply 9, posted (6 years 5 months 3 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 2267 times:

They are being removed to make some economy.

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