![]() And that typically calls for lower altitudes. But its job, once it gets there, is to look for things on or under the water’s surface. The P-8A likely cruises at these altitudes, too, when it is in transit to/from “an area of interest”. Generally speaking, airliners are more efficient at higher altitudes. In the role Boeing designed the 737NG for, it will typically spend most of its time cruising at 30,000-41,000 feet. And one of them involved anti-ice systems. That’s because the US Navy (the customer) had some unusual requests for the aircraft. Why? How come Boeing went to the trouble of designing a special set of wingtips, just for the P-8A Poseidon? It turns out, Boeing did this because they had to. And underwing missiles.īut the P-8A Poseidon also has raked wingtips. And of course it has those GIANT observation windows on the sides. ![]() Even the engine cowlings are bulging, because the generators have double the kVA rating (180 instead of 90). And Australia has a dozen of them, so don’t think it can’t happen! There are many military 737s out there, but this one has the most bumps, bulges, antennas and doors. If a 737 ever features in MAD-MAX or any other post-apocalyptic movie, the P-8A would be the obvious choice. However, the P-8A Poseidon had none of these, instead sporting raked wingtips! These combine the split-scimitar winglet with a rearward rake. They shared some of the features of the even newer 737 MAX ‘Advanced Technology’ (AT) winglets. These are essentially a modification of the blended winglets, available to new jets and as a retrofit. Then came the 737NG with optional split-scimitar winglets (above).
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