Here's something unique and a bit of a throwback- a Boeing 757 *without* winglets! This is N682DA getting airborne at Salt Lake City, it's one of 25 Boeing 757-200s at Delta Airlines that do not have winglets out of 91 active Boeing 757-200s in the Delta fleet. Some of the non-winglet 757s at Delta are used for NBA charters and they often fly shorter hops where the fuel savings of the winglet is negligible. Given that a winglet modification adds weight to the aircraft, the efficiency of winglets on some aircraft are more apparent with longer sectors than short hops. But there are also a number of non-winglet 757s at Delta that aren't part of the charter fleet. Most of those aircraft typically fly shorter routes than the 757s with winglets. The majority of those 25 757-200s without winglets are older aircraft- all of them are -232s, so they were originally delivered to Delta. Most were delivered 1989 to 1993, but nine of those non-winglet 757-200s at Delta were delivered in 2006. #avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #KSLC #SLC #SaltLakeCity #Utah #airport #planespotting #instaplane ⠀ #Boeing #757 #Delta #N682DA #instagramaviation #splendid_transport #instaaviation #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #flight ⠀ #AvGeeksAero #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge #AvGeekNation (at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNYojYaBebX/?igshid=1wvo20ususjyp
