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Winglet Angle?

Dropkick From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (11 years 11 months 3 weeks 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 755 times:

Here's a question that i suppose most of you allready know the answer of: Are the winglets pointing straight up in a 90 degree angel or not. It's very difficult to tell by the pictures. Confused Smile/happy/getting dizzy

This one looks to be pointing i a 45 degree angle

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Photo © Sam Chui

And this one in a 90 degree angle

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Photo © Dennis Bauer

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Arch89U From United States of America, joined May 2001, 188 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (11 years 11 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 717 times:

Quick answer: No, they are not straight up.

Search the Tech/Ops forum for info about winglets.

Regards,
Arch89U

Blackened From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (11 years 11 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 713 times:

On the B744 the A330 and A340 they're not straight up. On the 320 series they more or less are.

Dropkick From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 3, posted (11 years 11 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 710 times:

How about the MD-11?

Blackened From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (11 years 11 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 708 times:

Not 100% straight up but quite. I'm gonna find a picture for you.

C U soon

Blackened From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (11 years 11 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 709 times:

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Photo © PixAir

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Photo © PixAir

Enough said? I've also seen most of SR's M11 and the winglets are pretty much straight up although not 100%.

Dropkick From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (11 years 11 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 704 times:

Thanks Blackened!
But this Photo shows the winglets almost straight up.

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Photo © Prana Mahen

By the way, what happened to that swissair MD-11?

Dropkick From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (11 years 11 months 3 weeks 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 703 times:

But I guess you're right. It must be the camera angle! Smile/happy/getting dizzy

Blackened From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (11 years 11 months 3 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 702 times:

Guess it's the camera position. The 747's winglets are more straight up than those of the Airbuses but they're not really straight up. The MD11's are more straight up. The Airbuses have'em almost 45° to the outside. I'm gonna find some more pics.

Blackened From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 9, posted (11 years 11 months 3 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 698 times:

A330s:

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What happened to which MD11? The one with the fire engines around it. I don't know more than what Pixair wrote as a comment. Or what do you mean?

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