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5-05-2008 @ 12:15PM

Daniel said...

Hi Kent,

Photo #9 (Refueling in Punta Cana) also shows the winglet which you speak about in the body of the article (if I understood correctly).

Of course the cockpit photo reminded me of a question I wanted to ask a few weeks ago but was embarassed - You described (and photographed) ground crew throwing a thermos to your cockpit - and I thought "That can't be right - its not possible that those windows can be opened?" So I guess I'm wrong, huh?

5-06-2008 @ 8:34AM

Kent Wien said...

Yep, that's the winglet.

It actually occurred to me that some people may find it interesting that we can actually 'roll' the windows back (think '65 Mustang). If I get the chance, I'll show that in action. Those windows serve as emergency exits for the cockpit.

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