Installing sharklets on Airbus A-320 S7 Airlines. Bashny.Net

Airline S7 Airlines, in collaboration with the Engineering Holding install the latest development of the Group Airbus - shurklets two of its aircraft. The case is unique - in Russia it is the only airline to retrofit aircraft sharkletami and Engineering Holding respectively only organization in Russia to perform the work of such a plan. Hoding largest engineering company performs maintenance of aircraft and components. It has its base in Moscow, Mineral Waters, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk and Vladivostok. For more information you can read here
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Ending sharklets can improve the aerodynamics of the aircraft due to the increase in the effective extension of the wing and reduce induced drag created by breaking the end of a whirlwind swept wing. According to Airbus, they allow you to increase the range of about 185 km, payload - 450 kg and reduce fuel consumption by 4% / Each sharklet on 95% consists of a composite material and in spite of its impressive size (height of 2, 4 meters ) has a weight of only 40 kg.

Currently we have two aircraft Airbus A-320 S7 Airlines c serial numbers VP-BOJ and VP-BOG equipped with new winglets.

When working on the plane VP-BOG failed to attend to me.





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3.Samolet arrived and towed to the hangar.



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9 In the meantime sharklety ready to go from the spray booth into the hangar.



10. Cool photo :)



11. This does not paint the car :)



12.Kompaniya Holding Engineering performs maintenance not only modern aircraft and aircraft of Soviet production such as IL-62, IL-18, IL-76 and others. This is for example the brake IL-76.



13.Nachinayutsya work on dismantling the wing tips of the old sample. (From this perspective on Anton from the "real kids like»)



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15. A sharklety already in the hangar and engineers perform the final work.



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17.Strahovochnaya system.



18. Dismantling begins.



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Removing the ending lasted only 2-3 minutes.



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23. While some experts carry out the work on the left polukryle others do the work for the next maintenance of the aircraft on the right. Work in full swing!



24 And next served Globus Airlines Boeing 737-800.



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27. Report we shot together with Marina fotografersha



28.Inzhenery again cross-checked with the documentation for installation.



29.Vse ready!



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32.I installation begins!



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And now the plane flaunts new clothes. Full installation of new endings runs in just 12 hours of downtime of the aircraft on the ground. All work is done by specialists Holding Engineering, without the participation of specialists of Airbus.
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