Split Scimitar
Winglets deliver both economic and environmental benefits by reducing the drag created at the end of the wingtip and distributing the lift of the aircraft more evenly across the whole wing.
Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) product, a retrofit of the existing Blended
Winglets, is the most advanced technology
winglet ever produced, offering unprecedented fuel savings and carbon emissions reductions for the world's most popular commercial aircraft.
The modification took ten days and involved specialists at Lufthansa Technik's VIP & Executive Jet Maintenance product division reinforcing various areas on the inside of the aircraft's structure, particularly in the wing tanks, to install the
winglets. They also carried out complex painting tasks.
THE NEW DESIGN IS A REFINEMENT OF THE Blended
Winglets developed by Aviation Partners Boeing.
Boeing unveiled a new "advanced technology
winglet" design for the 737 MAX yesterday, saying that it will provide up to an additional 1.5% fuel-burn advantage on top of the 10- to 12% improvement already advertised for the re-engined narrow body.
API's Blended
Winglets are an addition to the aircraft wing tip which is designed to efficiently add effective wingspan, reduce the drag caused by wingtip vortices to increase fuel efficiency and boost range.
He said offering them as retrofits would depend on whether the airline chose an Aviation Partners blended
winglet design or the Airbus-designed sharklet which was air tested on an Airbus aircraft earlier this year The
winglets would cut fuel burn by 2% to 4%, depending on the design.
The new low cost airline from Emirates, flydubai has placed orders worth $750 million for engines and
winglets on its debut at the Farnborough Air Show.
Summary: flydubai rounded off its first trip to the Farnborough Air Show with a package of orders that shows the airlineCOs commitment to the environment, with orders totalling $750 million US for engines and
winglets.
If you choose to use ridiculously inexpensive
winglets then you may find yourself munching more than you bargained for, so cook a little extra.
Blended
Winglets, a performance-enhancing technology developed by Aviation Partners for the Gulfstream II and BBJ business jets, are changing the way airlines fly in Europe.