Check out the new design for the soon to be made Boeing 737MAX.
http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/brierdudley/K65656-01.jpg
http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/brierdudley/K65656-01.jpg
737MAX Winglets..Nice!
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Interesting.
There are some innovative winglet designs around!
http://www.minix.fr/images/minix_index.jpg
There are some innovative winglet designs around!
http://www.minix.fr/images/minix_index.jpg
Awesome. I bet she's going to be a dream to fly.
MMMMM......needs buffalo sauce.....mmmmmmm
I wonder who owns the intellectual property for these new design winglets?
There was a documentary I saw once on building Boeing 747's (I think) and it talked about "Jack the winglet guy" or whatever his real name was, who brings a pair of winglets to every aircraft going through the plant and installs them. He's the only guy that touches them before and the only guy who installs them.
Now, that's not just an interesting job, it's a side effect of the fact that Boeing didn't own the winglet design. I worked with a guy once whose dad worked for the company that owned the patent on Boeing's winglets. They buy winglets from a supplier who makes them under licenses. The patent owner made a lot of money from the winglet design.
There was a documentary I saw once on building Boeing 747's (I think) and it talked about "Jack the winglet guy" or whatever his real name was, who brings a pair of winglets to every aircraft going through the plant and installs them. He's the only guy that touches them before and the only guy who installs them.
Now, that's not just an interesting job, it's a side effect of the fact that Boeing didn't own the winglet design. I worked with a guy once whose dad worked for the company that owned the patent on Boeing's winglets. They buy winglets from a supplier who makes them under licenses. The patent owner made a lot of money from the winglet design.
I immediately thought of this:
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Check out the new design for the soon to be made Boeing 737MAX.
http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/brierdudley/K65656-01.jpg
Cool. And thanks for the super high-res photo!!
Check out the new design for the soon to be made Boeing 737MAX.
http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/brierdudley/K65656-01.jpg
Cool. And thanks for the super high-res photo!!
Here is a more detailed link about those winglets.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/airlinereporte...-a-boring-name/
http://blog.seattlepi.com/airlinereporte...-a-boring-name/
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