B747 winglet missing ....

[FullOppositeRudder]

I'm not sure if this should even be posted here, and I'm not sure of the AW implications - clearly it must have been considered OK at the time:

JetPhotos.Net Photo » VH-OJI (CN: 24887) Qantas Boeing 747-438 by Andre Giam (http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7534916)

(Mods: Please move this elsewhere or delete altogether if inappropriate ....)

[fdr]

It is an CDL item, IIRC one may be removed with a trivial fuel burn adjustment.

[B-HKD]

Already covered here.

http://www.pprune.org/dg-p-reporting-points/503690-not-often-you-see-qf744-flying-without-winglet-2.html

[BBK]

Fdr

It is CDLable if you can say that. I was told the reason you cannot fly around with 2 missing is not because of any aerodynamic reason but because you have too many static wick aerials missing. Sounds plausible I guess.

BBK

[FullOppositeRudder]

Thanks, curiosity is satisfied; apologies for the duplication :O