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Is This Missing Winglet Take Off On A 340 Normal?  
User currently offlineDanild From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 117 posts, RR: 0
Posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 2065 times:

http://www.flightlevel350.com/viewer.php?id=1991

This is a video of a take off of an Air Jamaica Airbus 340-300 with the left winglet missing.

Is this configuration normal? Wouldn't this affect the aerodynamic performance of the aircraft?

What is the purpose of this?

Thanks for your comments!


Danild
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User currently offlineNudelhirsch From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 1438 posts, RR: 20
Reply 1, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 2039 times:

Aircraft can take off with missing winglet(s), as long as it is not on the MEL the AC is just fine, with possible restrictions (range, MTOW, ...)...

A missing winglet will impact the range, but often enough this is not a problem...


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User currently offlinePilotdude09 From Australia, joined May 2005, 1774 posts, RR: 4
Reply 2, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 2024 times:

Wow thats unreal, strange that would have to effect the aircrafts flying ability.


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User currently offlineUAL744 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 13 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 2015 times:

Yes, most aircraft with winglets are allowed to operate with a slight weight/range penalty due to the reduced aerodynamic properties. Even the 747-400 with it's 6' high winglets can be dispatched with winglets missing.

User currently offlineNudelhirsch From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 1438 posts, RR: 20
Reply 4, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 2005 times:

747s even carry an extra engine or a space shuttle on the rooftop... a lot is possible, with restrictions of course, but a lot is possible...


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User currently offlineHAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58
Reply 5, posted (7 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 1893 times:

Quoting Nudelhirsch (Reply 1):
Aircraft can take off with missing winglet(s), as long as it is not on the MEL the AC is just fine, with possible restrictions (range, MTOW, ...)...

You mean "ON the MEL".
BTW.
What does the MEL states for the Type.
regds
MEL


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