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Mar 23, 2011, 7:56 am

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Originally Posted by IADtoWhere

Did the early 772s come with raked wingtips?

Here's a pic of a UAL 772, which I don't believe has raked winglets:

http://www.airliners.net/photo/0964880/

here's one with for comparison:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/caribb/468435025/

I remember when Boeing first announced the 777 that it was being offered with two wing types, including an extra long wing that actually folded up a third the way down from the tip like older Navy fighters vs their AF counterparts. Never realized in the final versions of the 777 though. UA must have received some of the original variants as I recall flying them back in the early/mid 90s.