By: wysiwyg - 11th July 2003 at 21:36
As far as I understand it, the winglets make the most significant difference to the cruise performance. As a result the significant cost of upgrading existing aircraft tends to mainly be carried out by operators who fly longer sectors than others.
I personally think the 737 is a bit of a retro style ugly duckling whose looks are improved with a bit of boy racer winglet!
By: A330Crazy - 11th July 2003 at 21:07
Boeing have recently just fitted the a 737-300 with winglets, the first of its kind, now in service with Air Plus Comet.
By: kurmitz28 - 11th July 2003 at 20:32
They look good on all other aircraft, and I suppose they would look good on the 737, had the winglets not been the size of Mount Etna!!
Although the pics that Monster took of the 737 did look good in Qantas colours.
By: LBARULES - 11th July 2003 at 17:28
I absolutely love 737s with winglets.
By: Bhoy - 11th July 2003 at 16:07
This Hapag Lloyd 738 was all I could see when I stopped briefly at the spotting area at BSL on the way back from the shops this afternoon…
(sorry it’s so small, can’t quite work out the resizing lark… with any luck it’ll be bigger on airlinepics.com later though)
By: Ren Frew - 11th July 2003 at 09:38
I read in ALW this month that they are going to be retro fitted to previous 737 models for those airlines choosing to do so.
By: Saab 2000 - 11th July 2003 at 08:32
I think they make the aircraft look a lot bigger than it is. I saw them on a Pegasus 737 last year and I was amazed at how good they looked.
By: KabirT - 11th July 2003 at 05:59
I like them!:D
By: steve rowell - 11th July 2003 at 05:08
They are becoming the vogue, you had better get used to them
By: dartie - 11th July 2003 at 03:45
Ive seen many B737 with Winglets. Ive got a model of a DJ 737-700 VH-VBP, Ive also seen a QF B737-800 with winglets flying of BNE’s CBD its was awesome it was also YANAYI VH-VXB.
By: mongu - 10th July 2003 at 23:29
They are a bit unnatural, but they also break up the “short and fat” look of the 737. Overall they make the whole shooting match a bit more photogenic I think.
By: Selsport69 - 10th July 2003 at 21:40
I like winglets on most of the aircraft barr the 737. Just makes it look so un natural.
By: Pembo330 - 10th July 2003 at 18:47
I personally like them. They make the aircraft look more elegant and modern. Seen a couple recently and they’re a big improvement IMO.
By: MapleLeaf_330 - 10th July 2003 at 18:43
i think that they look great. The photos that Monster sent of Qantas’ were very cool. Makes the aircraft look much more modern.
By: MINIDOH - 10th July 2003 at 17:53
I don like them. Personally, I think they only look good on the A340 and A330, but I dont like either of those aircraft anyway!
By: Whiskey Delta - 10th July 2003 at 17:43
I love them. I think those hugh winglets make the 737 look very sleek.
By: A330Crazy - 10th July 2003 at 17:12
I cant really comment as I have never seen a 737WL in the flesh. But in pictures they look OK i guess.
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