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Planenutz From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 1267 posts, RR: 11
Posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 939 times:

While transiting through Lima's Jorge Chavez International Airport on Monday (9/3), I saw that LAB operates a 727-200 with winglets on its flight from La Paz.

I know that the new Pan Am also operates the type with winglets and am wondering what other carriers do as well. What's the purpose? If its to improve fuel efficiency, then why don't we see winglets on more 727s?

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Rojo From Spain, joined Sep 2000, 2397 posts, RR: 10
Reply 1, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 879 times:

The winglets are part of a package designed to transform the B727's into Super 727's. They were developed to improve fuel efficency. B727's that get the winglets also get new engines so it is expensive for airlines to buy them and only if you plan to operate the B727 for a long time, you buy the package.

In Mexico Aviacsa is testing the winglets on one of its B722's. The airliner is HK3 with new engines and is used primarily on the MEX-MTY-LAS route.

Rojo

Fly_yhm From Canada, joined Dec 2000, 1661 posts, RR: 11
Reply 2, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 859 times:

Kelowna Flightkraft up here in Canada Has 727s with winglets I dont remember the last time I was at YHM and they didnt have a 727 with winglets here. Also if you like 727s come to YHM it always has them here all frieghters though.

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RJ_Delta From Chile, joined Oct 2000, 1943 posts, RR: 13
Reply 3, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 16 hours ago) and read 830 times:

Hi:

These improves for the older 727 is a good option specially for a small and poor airlines like LAB in Boliviaor Aviacsa in Mexico. Of course these improves is a benefit for the cargo airlines.

RJ_Delta.

Palebird From Canada, joined Jan 2001, 78 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 819 times:

You do not have to re-engine the 727 to put winglets on. Dugan sells kits for the winglet and flap droop mod. Use the same old JT8-7 to 17.

Ktliem@YVR From Canada, joined Aug 2001, 161 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 795 times:

The company offering the winglet modification you mentioned is Dugan Air Technologies http://www.quietwing.com/. According to Dugan "The idea behind the Quiet Wing System is to increase aircraft operating performance, provide significant economical payback while complying with Stage 3 noise regulations without the added weight and fuel burn."

Other competing stage 3 hush kits modification packages are offered by BF Goodrich http://www.super27.com/, FedEx and Raisbeck http://www.raisbeck.com/s2.html

AM744 From Mexico, joined Jun 2001, 1692 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 756 times:

RJ_Delta

Aviacsa is not that "small and poor". With 20+ jets it's way larger than LAB, Ecuatoriana,Ladeco,etc. even when there are at least three carriers in Mexico larger tnat Aviacsa.
Back to the topic. Here's XA-SLM at LAS.

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N6801 From Sweden, joined Aug 2001, 192 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (11 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 719 times:

The first 727 I ever saw with winglets was of Royal Airlines back in the mid-90's:

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