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Saw the C32 on approach to Mildenhall and noticed that it has winglets like a lot of modern aircraft. However, the standard B757 does not have winglets, so have the USAF C32's been modified in a MLU or were they built like that?

Snoop 95 wrote:Saw the C32 on approach to Mildenhall and noticed that it has winglets like a lot of modern aircraft. However, the standard B757 does not have winglets, so have the USAF C32's been modified in a MLU or were they built like that?

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Here's what it looks like today, after the sun went in!

Thanks for the info guys- very interesting- especially as the 'blended winglets' are a retro-fit and are purely a fuel-saving measure. Cannot conceive of our beloved MoD stumping-up the cost of fitting such a device to any of our aircraft just to save some gas even though it would be a very 'green' thing to do!

Snoop 95 wrote:Thanks for the info guys- very interesting- especially as the 'blended winglets' are a retro-fit and are purely a fuel-saving measure. Cannot conceive of our beloved MoD stumping-up the cost of fitting such a device to any of our aircraft just to save some gas even though it would be a very 'green' thing to do!

Thera are quite a few aircraft operated by the RAF which do heve winglets - C-17, Sentinel, Shadow, and the new A330 tankers have them fitted as well.

Dinger.

You jammy so and so,a C 32 coming to the end They normaly turn off on delta and whith who i think was on it,well nice one...

I thought Delta was the inactive taxiway?

Ben Montgomery wrote:I thought Delta was the inactive taxiway?

Ha ha,good call.Been away 4 days and i've forgotten about that.Cheers Ben

Got to admit all the C32s from the 89th i have seen have gone off at Delta seems they can use it when it suits them!