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    The document discusses the eyebrow windows installed above the front windshield and side windows of Boeing 737 aircraft. These windows were introduced in the 1950s on Boeing 707 and 727 planes to help pilots see outside better during tight turns near the ground. However, they caused sun glare issues and became less useful with advances in cockpit technology and more ILS installations, so Boeing stopped installing them as a standard option in 2004.

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    The document discusses the eyebrow windows installed above the front windshield and side windows of Boeing 737 aircraft. These windows were introduced in the 1950s on Boeing 707 and 727 planes to help pilots see outside better during tight turns near the ground. However, they caused sun glare issues and became less useful with advances in cockpit technology and more ILS installations, so Boeing stopped installing them as a standard option in 2004.

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    The document discusses the eyebrow windows installed above the front windshield and side windows of Boeing 737 aircraft. These windows were introduced in the 1950s on Boeing 707 and 727 planes to help pilots see outside better during tight turns near the ground. However, they caused sun glare issues and became less useful with advances in cockpit technology and more ILS installations, so Boeing stopped installing them as a standard option in 2004.

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    Today’s PotD is about the eyebrow windows of the Boeing 737.

    Eyebrow windows are 2 little


    windows that are installed above both pilots’ the front windshield and side windows. The concept of
    the eyebrow windows stem from the 1950s. The first planes to have them were the Boeing 707 and
    the Boeing 727. The idea came from both Boeing and the FAA went it came to the aircraft flying
    visual approaches and circuit that required tight turns.

    When a plane turns when close to the ground, seeing what’s outside becomes an issue if you are
    flying in the opposite direction versus what side on the aircraft you are seeing. Say you are flying
    from the right-hand seat, and you are doing a left-hand turn. If you look outside the Captain’s side
    window, all you would be able to see is the ground right below you. To see more towards the
    horizon, the pilot on the right would have to lean forward and duck their head downwards a bit to
    see more of the horizon (and vice versa of course. And of course, if you were sitting on the left, you
    could see a better view on that side.) However, that becomes a little bit uncomfortable and a bit
    impractical. So, this was the solution. They were useful, especially here in Australia if you were flying
    about 20+ years ago.

    (Picture: 737 with eyebrow windows during a visual approach. Can you see the airport? I could when
    I was flying this.)
    (Picture: 737 without eyebrow windows.)

    (Picture: What I would have to do to see the runway.)


    However, a big drawback for these windows was that during the day, the sunlight would enter the
    cockpit, which caused glare and heat to be directly set on top of you. In fact, pilots used to put paper
    charts, checklists, newspapers and even homemade visors to block out the sun inflight. However, as
    glass cockpits were introduced with the 737 Classic and the 737NG, along with the introduction of
    the first Flight Management Computer system with GPS at the same time as the Classics, along with
    more airports installing ILSs, they pretty much became useless. Pilot then gave feedback to airlines,
    who gave feedback to Boeing, saying that they weren’t being used very often. So, in 2004, they were
    officially no longer a standard option when an airline would order a 737 – they were put out of the
    design. Of course, they could still be installed with the customer wants them. There was also a
    solution for the 737s built before 2004. Boeing said that airlines could ‘plug’ them, making them
    ‘plugged eyebrow windows’. The solution? Simply replace the glass with aluminium on the outside
    and with material on the inside.
    This solution also had cost-saving positives aswell. They reduced the aircraft’s weight by about 9
    kilograms if plugged. However, it also saved maintenance costs and manhours. These windows
    needed to be maintained and cleaned by maintenance personal because of their position of being
    high up. Because, they were high up, if pilots were to use water to clean them, they would risk water
    entering the cockpit via the side windows that the pilots would have been using. So, it also saved
    costs and 300 manhours. And that was the end of the classic eyebrow windows.

    (PH-XRB - Transavia 737-700 - 2nd February 2010 - ©️Danijel Jovanovic on jetphotos.com)

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