Boeing Rolls Out the First 737 MAX

"Jcarr" (jcarr) 12/08/2015 at 15:33 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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Those winglets...

TheHondaBro > Jcarr 12/08/2015 at 15:38

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These winglets are awesome.

Margin Of Error > Jcarr 12/08/2015 at 15:41

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New 737 ...

looks exactly like old 737.

Meh

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jcarr 12/08/2015 at 15:42

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What’s different? A little longer, more advanced wings, better engines and avionics? All of the above? More in depth than that?

(Besides the winglets and the 787 style fairing around the engines I mean)

Jcarr > Margin Of Error 12/08/2015 at 15:42

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If it works, it works.

Jcarr > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 12/08/2015 at 15:44

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I didn’t read in depth, but I imagine that’s about it. A few efficiency improvements here and there.

HammerheadFistpunch > Jcarr 12/08/2015 at 15:44

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Dat LEAP engine.

Jcarr > HammerheadFistpunch 12/08/2015 at 15:45

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They’ve come a long way from the old cigars...

HammerheadFistpunch > Jcarr 12/08/2015 at 15:45

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plus every awesome thing GE does helps my portfolio. So, thanks GE!

Jcarr > HammerheadFistpunch 12/08/2015 at 15:46

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Portfolio to the MAX!

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jcarr 12/08/2015 at 15:49

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So it's still using the old 707 fuselage... that's really cool. whodathunkit

Nonster > HammerheadFistpunch 12/08/2015 at 15:53

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you’re welcome!

Jcarr > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 12/08/2015 at 15:53

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Yeah, I guess if it ain’t broke.....just make a bunch of gradual, incremental improvements over the course of 50 years.

HammerheadFistpunch > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 12/08/2015 at 15:55

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The main goal is reduced operating costs; the engines have 15% less fuel burn for more thrust, the wing is supposedly between 15-20% more efficient, etc, etc. But they do get a little better control interface and so on.

HammerheadFistpunch > Nonster 12/08/2015 at 15:58

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what division?

Margin Of Error > Jcarr 12/08/2015 at 16:02

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Yeah guess, they just made it bigger.

Damn model bloat.

Nonster > HammerheadFistpunch 12/08/2015 at 16:06

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Aviation! I’m quite familiar with some parts of that engine

HammerheadFistpunch > Nonster 12/08/2015 at 16:09

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cool, I like turbine design and have been following along for a while.

ttyymmnn > Jcarr 12/08/2015 at 16:10

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I photographed this 737-900 at KAUS with the split scimitar winglets a few weeks ago. Totally bad ass. I sent this picture to f86sabre, and he replied, “Yeah, the new winglets are cool. We are just waiting for someone to hit one.”

Jcarr > ttyymmnn 12/08/2015 at 16:12

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Yeah, I bet they’re fun to repair.

ttyymmnn > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 12/08/2015 at 16:19

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Here’s a pretty good article about the Max written by Paul Thompson, who used to run Flight Club.

http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2015/12/0…

ttyymmnn > Jcarr 12/08/2015 at 16:19

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Is it just the angle of the photo, or is the nose longer and pointier?

Jcarr > ttyymmnn 12/08/2015 at 16:20

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I didn’t see anything about fuselage changes so I’m guessing it’s just the angle of the picture.

f86sabre > Jcarr 12/08/2015 at 22:38

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We've been lucky thus far. Heard Southwest is going through them though.

Jayhawk Jake > Jcarr 12/08/2015 at 23:41

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FAA certification is extremely difficult and expensive for a new design. Changing an existing aircraft still isn’t easy, but it’s a heck of a lot more cost effective

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > ttyymmnn 12/10/2015 at 02:08

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The nose is essentially the same as has been produced for nearly 50 years now (and very close to those of the 707/727). There was a production change a few years back that does make the nose appear a bit different, and that’s the removal of the eyebrow windows.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Jcarr 12/11/2015 at 21:23

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Love those nacelles