Originally Posted by 14182
Dear professionals,
As you taxi into the gate and you hit the winglet on your aircraft, can you fly without one? Why?
No problem on a B744. 2,5 % extra fuel burn. One may be missing provided the performance limited weights are reduced by 9435 kg for Take off and Landing, aand by 4536 kg for enroute climb. You can find the info in the CDL.
Difficult to see your wing tips from the cockpit on a B744...