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In 1997, API's winglets were sold as a standard fit on all Boeing Business Jets, and winglets were offered as an addition to standard 737s. Around 95% of all 737 customers want winglets fitted. [2] An API blended winglet on a Boeing 737-800. Aviation Partners formed a joint venture with Boeing, called Aviation Partners Boeing (APB), in 1997
Winglet on KC-135 Stratotanker with attached tufts showing airflow during NASA tests in 1979–1980 Gulfstream V model winglet flutter tests at NASA Langley transonic wind tunnel. The term "winglet" was previously used to describe an additional lifting surface on an aircraft, like a short section between wheels on fixed undercarriage.
The winglet and red navigation light on the wing tip of a South African Airways Boeing 747-400 Many aircraft types, such as the Lockheed Super Constellation shown here, have fuel tanks mounted on the wing tips, commonly called tip tanks The wing tip of a Quad City Challenger II, formed with an aluminum bow The wing tip of a Grumman American AA-1, showing its Hoerner style design A Piper PA-28 ...
During my career, I worked on several aircraft projects for Boeing, including the Advanced Tactical Fighter program, the Boeing 777, and the 787 Dreamliner. It was always interesting and challenging.
The wing of the Boeing jet owned by former President Donald Trump struck a parked plane at a Florida airport Sunday morning, the FAA said Tuesday. ... A winglet is a short fin that projects upward ...
The winglets improve fuel efficiency by five percent and increase range by 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) through the reduction of lift-induced drag. [87] [88] Continental Airlines was the first carrier to order winglets for the 757-200, and in February 2009 became the first operator of 757-300s with winglets. [89]
Split Scimitar winglets were developed by Aviation Partners, the same Seattle-based corporation that developed the blended winglets; the Split Scimitar winglets produce up to a 5.5% fuel savings per aircraft compared to 3.3% savings for the blended winglets. Southwest Airlines flew their first flight of a 737-800 with Split Scimitar winglets on ...
Video footage of the aircraft coming in to land, posted by Airlines Videos Live on YouTube, shows the Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 plane skidding along the runway before starting to bounce off the ...