I saw this on a recent domestic flight. It was glued on all the windows of the plane, behind the first layer of plastic. What is it and its purpose?
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2$\begingroup$ What flight number? Do you happen to know the model of the plane? $\endgroup$– vasin1987Commented Mar 27, 2019 at 14:21
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1$\begingroup$ @vasin1987 it either has a winglet (which narrows it down by... not a lot) or was flying in close formation with another plane. ;) $\endgroup$– FreeManCommented Mar 27, 2019 at 15:01
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I've found it on the 737, both the -800 and Max as far as I've looked. It's even noticeable from the outside.
The related patent from 2005 is US7267302B2 Window airflow damper. It solves an issue with severe window fogging. Basically it's a device that replaces the usual breather hole by putting the hole on top and covering it with a damper.
There is a blog post about it called New cabin window design & installation:
A new cabin window assy has been introduced due to the fogging problems we all encounter on the 737NG’s. The new cabin window assy has a breather hole at the TOP, compared to the bottom vent hole at the BOTTOM on the old panes.
The new window assemblies use thicker outer panes, redesigned seals with integral stiffening ring, and an airflow damper over the middle pane vent hole (...)
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