As aircraft manufacturers and airlines alike look to make the aviation industry more sustainable, fuel burn is one key factor ...
In one of the most famous "Twilight Zone" stories, an airline passenger looks out the window of a commercial plane and is horrified to see a monstrous gremlin on the wing. If you were to do the same ...
“These actively controlled wingtips have the potential to further reduce civil aircraft fuel consumption by about 2.5 percent compared with conventional winglets,” says Walter Stephan, Chairman of ...
The Boeing 737 was designed before winglets became prevalent throughout the aviation industry. As such, 737s were delivered without winglets for most of the 20th century until the 737 NG series. Even ...