McCarran Airport Airport Intruder

[Flying Fox]

No idea what this chap was thinking.

Man shocks with wild plane stunt

A man has been arrested after he climbed onto the wing of a plane moments before takeoff in Las Vegas and then dramatically fell off.

www.news.com.au

However, it did teach me something. I always thought that wingtips were small whenever I was looking out the window. However, this pic gave me some perspective to realise that they are actually very tall.



I'm guessing that this is a B737Max or B737 with an upgraded wingtip.

Would love a photo of someone climbing a A380 wingtip

 

[samh004]

However, it did teach me something. I always thought that wingtips were small whenever I was looking out the window. However, this pic gave me some perspective to realise that they are actually very tall.

I believe they come in all shapes and sizes.

Would love a photo of someone climbing a A380 wingtip

While I don't have anything to hand, I'm pretty sure an A380 wingtip isn't that big (comparatively), and certainly wouldn't result in the same kind of photo.

Edit: Not as big, but still big.

 

[jakeseven7]

I'm guessing that this is a B737Max or B737 with an upgraded wingtip.

If it was a MAX 8 maybe he was desperately trying to get off

 

[Flying Fox]

Thanks Samh004.

For some reason I thought the A380 wingtip would be in the same proportion as the B737 wingtip (which according to my incorrect theory) would be huge.

 

[samh004]

Thanks Samh004.

For some reason I thought the A380 wingtip would be in the same proportion as the B737 wingtip (which according to my incorrect theory) would be huge.

I believe the A380 is a fence and the 737 is a wingtip, but someone else would have to explain the differences.

 

[AviatorInsight]

I believe the A380 is a fence and the 737 is a wingtip, but someone else would have to explain the differences.

Correct, the older style winglets on the Airbus family are known as wingtip fences. The newer style is known as a sharklet.

On the Boeing family, the 737 wingtip is known as a blended winglet.

I’m guessing that this is a B737Max or B737 with an upgraded wingtip.

The aircraft is an NG with retrofitted split scimitar winglets. I have attached photos of the differences. The biggest one being that the retrofit winglets are tapered.

 

[jb747]

The 380 winglets do look small, but it’s all a case of proportion. They’re about the same size as one of the aircraft doors.

 

[Matt_01]

Just asking is the photo in the OP a shadow of the standard 373 wing. The bottom winglet/ scimitar or what ever it is called looks vastly different in post 6. The shadow of the PAX is also similar to that of the wing. Maybe as President D.J.T would say its fake news.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Just asking is the photo in the OP a shadow of the standard 373 wing. The bottom winglet/ scimitar or what ever it is called looks vastly different in post 6. The shadow of the PAX is also similar to that of the wing. Maybe as President D.J.T would say its fake news.

The OP photo and the first photo in post 6 look the same to me. As far as i can tell there is no shadow in the photo in post 1... it is the lower part of the split winglet.

What intrigues me is how the guy got there! Apparently he was on the ground and somehow got onto the wing. My initial though it climbing up over the engine... before it had started.

 

[Matt_01]

The OP photo and the first photo in post 6 look the same to me. As far as i can tell there is no shadow in the photo in post 1... it is the lower part of the split winglet.

What intrigues me is how the guy got there! Apparently he was on the ground and somehow got onto the wing. My initial though it climbing up over the engine... before it had started.

Paragraph 1, I take your point and on fist glance I thought the same thing. I just became suspicious of fake news as the colour of the bottom part of the spilt winglet is the same colour as the shadow of the chap hanging onto the top part of the wing. It just looks like a shadow to me.

Paragraph 2, Totally agree. I am no expert on aircraft wing height, engine size etc. however I also wonder how a normal sized person gets onto the wing of an aircraft (738 or variant) without the use of steps (ladder) but then I am just a simple bloke.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Apparently the pilots saw the person approaching the plane and shut down the engines. The person was then able to climb up.