JFK 2-22-13 [JetBlue N821JB First Sharklet Flight]

[yankees368]

Taken from home, with a lot of luck!

http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac1/yankees368/DSC_0073_zpsf7d369eb.jpg

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http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac1/yankees368/DSC_0078_zpsa71dcab9.jpg

http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac1/yankees368/DSC_0083_zps827db728.jpg

[eric8669]

and here it is landing.



http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/IMG_2870_zpscfe77b67.jpg

http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/IMG_2883_zps0192d831.jpg

http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/IMG_2897_zpsace57806.jpg

[Zee71]

And here she is prior to heading out for her test flight! Looks like we covered all the bases.

http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Aviation/Odd-Stuff/i-2S89Rss/0/L/JetBlue_02_JFK_22Feb2013_31R_N821JB_70-200mm-L.jpg

[TJK]

Nice catches.
Saw the story on another blog as well.

[steve1840]

Good coverage guys! Only shots we're missing are from the flight deck :tongue:

[eric8669]

Good coverage guys! Only shots we're missing are from the flight deck :tongue:

Jason and I were on the flight deck yesterday, we just didn't go anywhere. :)

[Roush6NY]

Nice shots guys...

[eric8669]

Good coverage guys! Only shots we're missing are from the flight deck :tongue:

Flight Deck(from yesterday)
http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/IMG_2816_zps3cde1207.jpg

[eric8669]

here's a few more from my brief outing this morning.

http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/IMG_2835_zps0cf2f68c.jpg

http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/IMG_2849_zps8bf5d9f7.jpg

http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac155/southpawcaptures/IMG_2852_zps74ccd716.jpg

[lijk604]

Love that last one Eric. The big and small of JFK.

[megatop412]

So...now that the hoopla is over, what is the difference between a 'sharklet' and a winglet- they look the same

[yankees368]

The licensed name :-)

[gonzalu]

Winglets are so Boeingish... Sharklets are much more cool, Airbusy like... it goes well with the joystick controls...

It should be called a Tail-let as it looks more like a tail than a wing but that's just me ...

[snydersnapshots]

Winglets are so Boeingish... Sharklets are much more cool, Airbusy like... it goes well with the joystick controls...

It should be called a Tail-let as it looks more like a tail than a wing but that's just me ...

Ah...but never fear. We poor Boeing pukes are not satisfied with mere oceanic-sounding "sharklets". We will soon be sporting extra-terrestrial sounding "split scimitar" winglets!

https://hub.united.com/en-us/News/Company-Operations/Pages/new-winglets-planned-for-united-737ng.aspx

[Cary]

Ah...but never fear. We poor Boeing pukes are not satisfied with mere oceanic-sounding "sharklets". We will soon be sporting extra-terrestrial sounding "split scimitar" winglets!

https://hub.united.com/en-us/News/Company-Operations/Pages/new-winglets-planned-for-united-737ng.aspx

The funny thing is that the Split Scimitar Winglets look very much like a shark's tail fin.

[snydersnapshots]

The funny thing is that the Split Scimitar Winglets look very much like a shark's tail fin.

You're right...they do! I'll be interested to see one up close... I have the impression UAL will replace the winglets on all the airplanes with the new ones.

[MSN007]

Wow nice belly shots I didn't know jetBlue got the 737NG, oh my bad, I need to scroll all the way down.

[Aviation.High.Guy]

Great catches guys!
I'm gonna miss the original A320 winglets. The whole look of the plane has changed.

[LGA777]

Glad to see they painted the inside of the sharklet Blue as well since the current jetBlue Airbus winglets are unpainted on the side facing the cabin
which IMO looks boring. Congrats to jetBlue for what appears to be a very successful first sharklet mod and glad to see it was done in house as well.

LGA777