The Boeing 777, perhaps one of the most popular widebody aircraft ever built, has a unique feature missing when compared to other aircraft, which is the absence of winglets. The 777 was designed ...

UK leisure carrier Jet2 has completed a winglet retrofit on its Boeing 737-800 fleet, a programme that covers 74 aircraft.

Airlines operate on very small profit margins and are therefore constantly looking for ways to cut costs. New and advanced engine technology, specialty loyalty programs, composite airframe materials, ...

He entered the pitch-dark hangar and stared into its inky emptiness. Suddenly, two brilliant shafts of blue light cut downward through the murk, focused on a pair of vertical blades taller than a ...

Jet2.com has completed retrofitting 74 aircraft with winglets designed to cut emissions and improve efficiency. The multi-million pound retrofit covers Boeing 737-800NGs, reducing ...

EFW start the A330P2F conversion work in mid-2026 at its China facility, with certification and technical planning being done ...

“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 ...

Suggested Citation: "1 Background and Overview." National Research Council. 2007. Assessment of Wingtip Modifications to Increase the Fuel Efficiency of Air Force Aircraft. Washington, DC: The ...

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Chinese firm Hengqin Winglet has signed for an Airbus A330 freighter conversion to be undertaken by specialist EFW. EFW will ...

W. Mangler, 1938, “The lift distribution of wings with end plates,” NACA TM 856; transl. by J. Vanier from “Die Auftriebsverteilung am Tragflügel mit ...