With the cost of purchase and the required 362 pages of CASA documentation to bolt on those tips, how long would it take for a 1% reduction of fuel burn take to pay for some snazzy tips?
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With the cost of purchase and the required 362 pages of CASA documentation to bolt on those tips, how long would it take for a 1% reduction of fuel burn take to pay for some snazzy tips?
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required 362 pages of CASA documentation to bolt on those tips,
You are kidding, right?
So not just an Araldite jobbie then?[smilebigeye]
At least a rivet gun and a cordless drill mate.
And some blue tack[thumbsupbig]Quote:
Originally Posted by Homestar
Are you sure Bluetack is good for 580mph cruising speed?
I have my doubts about that 'cos I used some to stick a Calendar on a wall, & it fell down before I'd left the room.[bigrolf]
Do a proper job. Zip ties and gaffer tape.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4bee
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Originally Posted by Bigbjorn
Don't kid yourself Brian there are plenty of half finished jobs like that around. [bigrolf]
But cruising at 580 through various temperature changes I reckon the Gaffer would give up first.[biggrin]
Yep,been proven,the FIL used to fly Spitfires,he said it was way better than chewing gum.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4bee
But then again i dunno if they got up to 580MPH,maybe 575mph, at a guess[biggrin]
Thanks Hoges an interesting read.Quote:
Hogescheck out Boeing 737 Winglets
It's all in the "margins" as they say, in terms of net gains... when you can achieve say a net 1-2% fuel savings improvement over a large fleet, the annual savings are very "respectable" [wink11]
The early versions of the single wing extensions / winglets were at one stage being manufactured at the Boeing facility at Fishermens Bend in Melbourne...
100mph tape works every time [biggrin]