New winglets on jetBlue aircraft
Feb 5, 2010, 10:33 pm
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New winglets on jetBlue aircraft
I cannot confirm if these are real or an artist rendering but it would be the first time I've seen blended winglets on an A320. Anyone know anything more about this?
http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/view...av2&picid=6279
http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/view...av2&picid=6279
Feb 6, 2010, 12:16 am
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I cannot confirm if these are real or an artist rendering but it would be the first time I've seen blended winglets on an A320. Anyone know anything more about this?
http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/view...av2&picid=6279
http://www.skyliner-aviation.de/view...av2&picid=6279
Feb 7, 2010, 4:14 am
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They are in fact real...and it looks sweet! I remember a few years back Airbus used a JetBlue airplane to test winglets, but I don't believe they were blended. The results of that testing did not justify adding the winglets to the aircraft, so hopefully this will have a better outcome...