The new B737-8 with new double wingtips

[ikbenik]

The most used airliner(Boeing B737) in his latest upgrade (max-7, -8 and -9). Virgin Australia ordered 23(and option to 4 more) of the max-8 version with the quiter and less consuming CFM-engines.
In this shot arrived at New Plymouth airport in NZ Sth Island with Mt Tanaki in the background. Remark the double wingtips for an even better aerodynamics and less fuel-consumption:

[omitchell]

I'm not sure if I like this wing look or hate it...

[Ian Warren]

Nice Screen Johnny ANZ should have stuck with well tried and trusted Boeing.

[Splitpin]

Looking good .

[NZ255]

Funny that Boeing had winglets and airbus had fences...Boeing is now doing a fence type winglet (737max) and airblus are doing a Boeing style winglet (sharklet)

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (NZ255 @ Sep 16 2014,2:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

(737max) and airblus are doing a Boeing style winglet (sharklet)

Not so strange .. I already know this from the ground crew and a few pilots and one confirmed this last week ARBUSTS .. is what they call em .

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (NZ255 @ Sep 16 2014,2:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Funny that Boeing had winglets and airbus had fences...Boeing is now doing a fence type winglet (737max) and airblus are doing a Boeing style winglet (sharklet)

Fact is it was pointed out on the first looksie .. I checked it out , maybe a good ride, that's almost ten years back and still engineering staff don't like them nor do the ground crews , and as mentioned even pilots now call them ARBUSTS !

[ikbenik]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Sep 16 2014,2:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Fact is it was pointed out on the first looksie .. I checked it out , maybe a good ride, that's almost ten years back and still engineering staff don't like them nor do the ground crews , and as mentioned even pilots now call them ARBUSTS !

Original for FS9 but also working in FSX and P3D has TDS(as freeware downloadable via avsim.net) made available the A318-319-320-321 with sharklets(simular to B737NG with wingtips), see detail on follow screenshot A320 Easyjet:

[omitchell]

I Decided. Don't like that weird 737 wingtip thingy.... And you do know that slEasyjet only comes second in terms of quality to cRyanair right???

[Ian Warren]

I it is good to see the freewares look as good as the payware externally anyway.

[ikbenik]

QUOTE (omitchell @ Sep 26 2014,1:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I Decided. Don't like that weird 737 wingtip thingy.... And you do know that slEasyjet only comes second in terms of quality to cRyanair right???

Hello 'omitchell',

..........Easyjet only comes second in terms of quality to Ryanair..............

Not an issue here. Besides, Air New Zealand has choosen the Airbus Neo, I suppose with the wingtips as in my screenshot and so regardless of the airline company!
If you insist I will post later a sceenshot of the Airbus A320 Neo in the Air New Zealand livery(yes, they have confirmed not to choose for the B737 Max), thank you.

Regards,
Johnny

[Roelio]

It's funny to see all these changes in winglet design. The 737 went from a normal winglet to the split-scimitar design (which isn't new, because the MD-11 had these as early as 1993, those McDonnell Douglas engineers weren't stupid people)
737 MAX/ 737NG Winglet upgrade

MD-11


The 747 went from a normal winglet (-400) to a curved wingtip (8i & 8F), just like the the 787. So it seems that Boeing hasn't decided what's best. And Airbus is moving from a fence-winglet to a sharklet (normal winglet). So it seems that the big airline manufactures can't agree on what's best.

QUOTE (omitchell @ Sep 26 2014,1:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

And you do know that slEasyjet only comes second in terms of quality to cRyanair right???

I hope you never see the day that you'll have to fly Ryanair... I've flown with most budget airlines in Europe: Ryanair, WizzAir, Easyjet, Transavia, Air Berlin, but Ryanair was by far the worst airline... Their customerservice his beyond awful, the planes are filthy and are worn out. Not to mention how they treat their personnel. Believe me, it's obvious where they cut expenses to provide those cheap tickets. Which, by the way, aren't so cheap if you have more than 1 piece of small hand luggage or if you're taller than 1,80m like me (1,91m. You'll be more comfortable in a foldingchair that has been folded if you don't pay for extra legroom...

[omitchell]

QUOTE (Roelio @ Sep 26 2014,12:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I hope you never see the day that you'll have to fly Ryanair...

Done it...

[Roelio]

QUOTE (omitchell @ Sep 26 2014,1:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Done it...

You poor soul...

[omitchell]

QUOTE (Roelio @ Sep 27 2014,2:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You poor soul...

No soul I'm afraid, I realised it had been taken when I looked at the ticket and saw cRyanair on it...