donbrindles Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Hi All, This might be a no-brainer, but here goes. I have a freeware fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft...apparently the Boeing Classic Class: 300...300W...400...400W...500...and 500W. Question is, what does the W designate? All the panels seem identical, but presumably the W must mean something, otherwise why include them? Any info appreciated, Don. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I'm not sure I get things right, but whenever I saw that, it was a shortcut for "Winglets". Originally, the 737 came without winglets, even the NG (-600/700/800/900), even if the vast majority of the NGs have winglets now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mi17 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I guess the W models have whiskey onboard. Models without W have soft drink only. That's why most 737s are W models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 1 hour ago, mi17 said: I guess the W models have whiskey onboard. Models without W have soft drink only. That's why most 737s are W models. That means Ryanair and United do not have "W" models? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I thought the W stood for "Where are We" as in those are the models without GPS' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydivemayday Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Looks like someone made it up Winglets are options on the product however the real list of designators are here. Only 777s had W in their designation. https://www.icao.int/publications/DOC8643/Pages/Search.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Right. But I don't think Don was referring to the official designations when he was talking about freeware models in a sim, as shown above. Not sure what the "W" means in the 777-300ER designation as exactly this one does NOT have winglets, but raked wingtips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chumley Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 1 hour ago, DeeJay said: Right. But I don't think Don was referring to the official designations when he was talking about freeware models in a sim, as shown above. Not sure what the "W" means in the 777-300ER designation as exactly this one does NOT have winglets, but raked wingtips. "77W" is what the 777-300ER is universally known as, across all airlines. When you see this for Cathay, or ANA, or China Eastern, or American Airlines, etc. etc. etc. that means you're flying on a 777-300ER aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Yes, I know. But I was referring to the fact, that it isn't clear - at least to me - why exactly the 777-300ER is called 77W, while for example the 737-700 is called 73G. Maybe they just run out of letters after the 77A and 77E for example. I don't think it generally has to do with the winglets or wingtips itself in the official designations. However, when you look at the world of flight simulation, you often see "w" added to the type in order to distinct the model files from the non-winglet version. Sometimes you also see "wl" here, or "s" or "sl" for Airbusses, especially for planes which are availible in both versions: with and without winglets/sharklets, such as the 737 and the A320 series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickel Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 I believe ‘Worldliner’ found its way into promotional stuff, which is where the W came from. But I have been known to be wrong, from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chumley Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 From Wikipedia "Designations may append a range identifier like "B77W" for the 777-300ER by the ICAO,[168] "77W" for the IATA,[167]" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKar Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 10 hours ago, DeeJay said: [...] while for example the 737-700 is called 73G. I guess they thought "737" would be ambiguous, and came up using seventh letter of the alphabet instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donbrindles Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 Well Guys, thanks for all the replies... especially the more imaginative ones! I've had a look now, selecting each plane then checking the external view. And the W stands for....Winglets! Thanks again, Don. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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