737-800 wingtip color differences
Nov 9, 2017, 6:15 am
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737-800 wingtip color differences
passing through OHare this morning and noticed that the 737-800 are not consistently painted. Some of the wingtips are gray, others have a patch of red paint—any idea on why the difference?
Nov 9, 2017, 6:36 am
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Safety/visibility!
It's to be more visible for the ground crew to avoid collisions.
They only started doing this a couple of months back, hence why not all planes have them yet. You'll notice them on the A32Bs as well. (Not sure if any A319s have them)
It's to be more visible for the ground crew to avoid collisions.
They only started doing this a couple of months back, hence why not all planes have them yet. You'll notice them on the A32Bs as well. (Not sure if any A319s have them)
Last edited by Djokison; Nov 9, 2017 at 7:16 pm