DESIGN OF WINGTIP DEVICES Winglets are a visible sign of an improvement that is often perceived as high technology, and this apparently appeals to a segment of the commercial customer community. But ...

The Airbus A330neo is built with blended Sharklets, as that is the design Airbus found best suited to the aircraft and its requirements. The wingtip device has the advantage of being the newest ...

This chapter reviews the results of previous studies and deployment of wingtip devices on existing commercial and military aircraft. On the commercial side, the experience and decision processes of ...