B737 Face Lift : First Eyebrow-less 737 rolled out

SkyJet · Post by **SkyJet** » 27 Jan 2005, 20:20

Source : Boeing

Boeing this week rolled out its first 737 without eyebrow windows, the four small windows above the front windshield. In the past the eyebrow windows helped provide better crew visibility, but today's advanced navigation systems have made those windows obsolete. The design change reduces airplane weight by 20 pounds and eliminates approximately 300 hours of periodic inspections per airplane. Retrofit kits to cover eyebrow windows will be available mid-2006 for the in-service 737 fleet.

Knight255 · Post by **Knight255** » 28 Jan 2005, 00:52

It looks like it's scowling at me!!!

earthman · Post by **earthman** » 28 Jan 2005, 01:23

What's in the retrofit kit? Four pieces of metal, a bag of rivets, and a little hammer to smash in the windows?

But seriously, aircraft are routinely patched up when someone punches a hole in them with a forklift, so I'm sure it would not be that much of a problem for an airline to remove the windows and patch up the holes. So why didn't anyone do it?

Post by **sn26567** » 28 Jan 2005, 09:22

So much for safety! In my opinion it is a mistake. Pilots won't like it.

By the way, it was already on Luchtzak News when you posted it: https://www.aviation24.be/article7469.html

sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 28 Jan 2005, 17:02

A typical 737 thing goes...

Knight255 · Post by **Knight255** » 28 Jan 2005, 19:58

As a pilot I can say that it does limit vision, BUT a TCAS is a hell of a lot more reliable than a set (or two) of human eyes!!!

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 30 Jan 2005, 11:16

It's very sad to see those eyebrow windows dissapearing

Those little windows gave the B737 a nice look. It's so sad to see that economics is puching the manufactuerers and airlines to gain every penny

Chris

NoID · Post by **NoID** » 30 Jan 2005, 12:10

Looks like a bloody fokker now!