Hawaiian763 From Canada, joined May 2009, 240 posts, RR: 0 Posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 5961 times:
I have always wondered why I don't ever see a 737-600 with winglets? I see them installing them on -500's but most -700's, -800's and some -900's have them, but how come none on the -600's?
N62NA From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 3755 posts, RR: 4 Reply 1, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 5913 times:
Perhaps the few operators of the 736 just aren't interested or they don't have a large enough fleet of 736s to make it economically viable to go through the whole certification process...
OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 2, posted (3 years 9 months 3 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 5913 times:
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Quoting Hawaiian763 (Thread starter): I have always wondered why I don't ever see a 737-600 with winglets? I see them installing them on -500's but most -700's, -800's and some -900's have them, but how come none on the -600's?
Probably because there are not as many of them in-service as with the other NG variants, and those they do operate them have declined to install them.
KingFriday013 From United States of America, joined May 2007, 1278 posts, RR: 10 Reply 3, posted (3 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 5705 times:
There aren't enough 737-600s out there whose operators want to put winglets on them. Same reason the -400 isn't getting them. There are a ton of 737-500s, like those with CO, and they're putting winglets on (nearly) everything. A number of airlines are also putting them on 737-300 aircraft.
I bet they woulda looked nice on the -600 though... and the -400, for that matter....
AirframeAS From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 14150 posts, RR: 26 Reply 7, posted (3 years 9 months 2 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 5603 times:
The reason why the -400's were not done because Boeing & APB had determined that there was really not a lot of fuel savings on the type. Why? I don't remember. I read about this on A.net somewhere...
So the costs outweighed the benefits since the benefits were not there.
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Jetplaner From Canada, joined Mar 2008, 158 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (3 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 5477 times:
Well, the reason WestJet doesn't install them is because their 736s are mostly used on short hops, such as YYC-YQR, although there are some western Canada-YYZ flights with 736s. I too wondered what a 736 with winglets would look like, so here's what I came up with.
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21679 posts, RR: 23 Reply 9, posted (3 years 9 months 2 weeks 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 5473 times:
Quoting Jetplaner (Reply 8): Well, the reason WestJet doesn't install them is because their 736s are mostly used on short hops, such as YYC-YQR, although there are some western Canada-YYZ flights with 736s.
One of WS's two daily YYZ-LAS-YYZ flights has been a 736 most days this week. That's about 4.5 hrs. westbound and 4 hrs. eastbound.
Railker From Canada, joined Aug 2006, 169 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 4910 times:
And too, WJ often has a 736 crossing the country from YYJ to YYZ, or south from YYJ to LAX. The reason is that the 736, if I remember correctly, has better range than the 738 (not sure about the -700)
RJLover From Canada, joined Dec 2006, 568 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 4870 times:
Quoting Railker (Reply 10): And too, WJ often has a 736 crossing the country from YYJ to YYZ, or south from YYJ to LAX. The reason is that the 736, if I remember correctly, has better range than the 738 (not sure about the -700)
Since when has any airline flown non-stop to LAX from YYJ? WS has YYJ-LAS, but no LAX. WS 206/205 YYZ-YYJ-YYZ is typically operated by a 736, which is quite a long flight (for the type).
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