Nik H. 3 Report post Posted February 5, 2009 O/T Winglets will save about 1.5% - 2% fuel burn. Assuming the aircraft does about 8 one hour sectors per day, and does so for 11.3 months a year, the operator will get about 28 one hour sectors free of charge in so far as fuel is concerned. There are however other intangible savings the efficiency of winglets will yield. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imran K. 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2009 according to DXB website Flight Number MH5403 Airline Malaysia Airlines Time 05/02/2009 08:00:00 Status From Dubai Flight Nature Ferry Flight Terminal 2 departing 8:00 dubai time. MH5403 should be it right? Should be here late evening around 7. Arghh Sorry kawan...aircraft was airborne as of 0935 off 12R, saw it zooming up into the 'wild blue yonder' while on my morning run. After him...Silver Bullet followed suit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norman 1 Report post Posted February 5, 2009 Sorry kawan...aircraft was airborne as of 0935 off 12R, saw it zooming up into the 'wild blue yonder' while on my morning run. After him...Silver Bullet followed suit Ergh!! I already brought my camera to the office and expect to shoot off to KUL after office... now she'll arrive after sunset... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenneth T 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2009 OMG....the B738 is a stunning iron bird.....i cant wait for my turn to be on board. Great pictures.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kee Hooi Yen 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2009 The 'jellyfish' looks smaller on a B738 tail than B734 ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hon Kit 3 Report post Posted February 5, 2009 MH 5403 05/02/2009 07:15:00 PM SUBANG KUALA LUMPUR DELAY according to klia.com. why arriving from subang? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenneth Chong WT 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2009 The 'jellyfish' looks smaller on a B738 tail than B734 ? The tail of the -800 is taller than the -400, thus making the kite looked smaller.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenneth T 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2009 Cant wait to see them in the malaysia skies..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sharil Abdul Rahman 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2009 The small kite at the tailfin creates the illusion that the plane is bigger than it is. Also, it reminds me of MAS's old Fokker 50s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imran K. 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2009 Ergh!! I already brought my camera to the office and expect to shoot off to KUL after office... now she'll arrive after sunset... Sorry bro If I had my D70s and the 80-400...would've gotten a smack-on side shot of MLA...probably with the engineer still eating his briyani Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syed A Ridhwan 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2009 Sleeeeeeeeek! Shaved eyebrows, eh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MarcosMD11 Report post Posted February 6, 2009 Sleeeeeeeeek! Shaved eyebrows, eh? That true. 737 next generation have now all shaved eyebrowns.. The past 737-700/800 have changed it too. I rememeber KLM 737-800 had if before too. Looks much better without eyebrows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fitri Shukri 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2009 So is it here yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mushrif A 3 Report post Posted February 6, 2009 The tail of the -800 is taller than the -400, thus making the kite looked smaller.... The tail is not to be blamed...the logo is indeed smaller...on the 734 - it is larger. Put the two side by side and you'll see..it's obvious. Now why can't MH get this relatively small thing correct? Reminds me of the tiny MH stickers that was put on the A380 when it visited KUL, as well as the smallish titles on the present A330. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ruiz Razy 1 Report post Posted February 6, 2009 The tail is not to be blamed...the logo is indeed smaller...on the 734 - it is larger. Put the two side by side and you'll see..it's obvious. Now why can't MH get this relatively small thing correct? Reminds me of the tiny MH stickers that was put on the A380 when it visited KUL, as well as the smallish titles on the present A330. Lack of consistency perhaps? MH 332 & MH 333 are also similar IMHO, the "Malaysia" titles does not looked proportionately right either. They've should have been consistent like the ones of MH 772 , MH D10 and MH AB3 - where "malaysia" title was placed between exit 2 and 3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MIR 2 Report post Posted February 6, 2009 So is it here yet? Yes Saw it 'sleeping' inside MAS Hangar,KLIA this evening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sharil Abdul Rahman 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2009 yeah, saw the MLA parked next to what i believe is a 777 at the A380-ready hangar. About the kite on the tailfin - think its kind of cute, because as i said earlier it evokes the image of MAS's old fokker 50s. Where is MAS engineering's paint shop? is it at subang or at KLIA? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
