Wingtip devices are intended to improve the efficiency of fixed-wing aircraft by reducing drag. Although there are several types of wing tip devices which...

90% before falling again. Wingtip devices increase the effective wing aspect ratio, lowering lift-induced drag caused by wingtip vortices and improving the...

into large vortices near the wingtip, at the edge of flap devices, or at other abrupt changes in wing planform. Wingtip vortices are associated with induced...

A wing tip (or wingtip) is the part of the wing that is most distant from the fuselage of a fixed-wing aircraft. Because the wing tip shape influences...

extend further and has contributed to a crash. Wingtip devices may slightly lessen the power of wingtip vortices. However, such changes are not significant...

International LEAP or Pratt & Whitney PW1000G engines and fitted with sharklet wingtip devices as standard, the A320neo is 15% to 20% more fuel efficient than prior...

winglet was achieved for the "Maturity Gate 5" on 17 December 2008. The wingtip device curves upwards over the final 4.4 m (14 ft). The wings are produced...

drag is also reduced when the wingspan is higher, or for wings with wingtip devices. The total aerodynamic force acting on a body is usually thought of...

counteract stall and spin conditions, dual angle-of-attack sensors near the wingtips force the stick forwards in advance of a potential stall. For greater redundancy...

they prevent the entire wing from stalling at once, as opposed to wingtip devices, which increase aerodynamic efficiency by seeking to recover wing vortex...

debunked by numerous international experts. It features a downward wingtip device. Iran claims they have designed the aircraft using CATIA three-dimensional...

pusher configuration Rutan VariEze and Rutan Long-EZ, acting as both a wingtip device and a vertical stabilizer. Several other derivatives of these and other...

wing, and spiroid tip devices. Like many wingtip devices, the closed wing aims to reduce the wasteful effects associated with wingtip vortices that occur...

are probably also exploiting this effect. Using wingtip devices to reduce induced drag caused by wingtip vortices has been tested for aircraft, and could...

000 kg (205,000 lb). Wingspan remained unchanged, supplementing various wingtip devices. Two suppliers provided turbofan engines for the A321: CFM International...

700 t of CO2 per aircraft per year. The 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) tall wingtip devices are manufactured by Korean Air Aerospace Division. In December 2011...

pivot downward by 65 degrees, acting as a type of variable-geometry wingtip device. This increased the aircraft's directional stability at supersonic speeds...

with chevrons The Original -100 and -200 series were built without wingtip devices, but these were later introduced to improve fuel efficiency. The 737...

systems. Externally, it is recognizable by its four-window cockpit, raked wingtips, and noise-reducing chevrons on its engine nacelles. Development and production...

signals intelligence version. C-295W Upgraded model, equipped with wingtip devices (winglets) to improve performance in the takeoff, climb, and cruise...

with Sharklets, wingtip devices which reduce lift-induced drag and improve efficiency through reduced fuel consumption. The optional devices, which will also...

improved avionics software, enhanced high-lift devices controls and retrofittable "sabrelet" blended wingtip devices. For government customers and countries...

(game engine), a video game engine Split scimitar winglets, a type of wingtip device Scimitar (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics villain Scimitar Films, an...

with reduced dihedral which allowed the omission of the anhedral wingtip devices. To be armed with twin 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108s. The He 162B airframe...

Shuttle, instead opting for a highly-swept delta wing complete with wingtip devices, similar to the proposed Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar spacecraft. Like the...

cut its fleet to six Boeing 737-800 jet aircraft retrofitted with wingtip devices (winglets) and reduced its staff to 800, with a majority of the staff...

has showcased wingtip devices (sharklets or winglets) that can achieve 3.5 percent reduction in fuel consumption. There are wingtip devices on the Airbus...

777X include General Electric GE9X engines, composite wings with folding wingtips, greater cabin width and seating capacity, and technologies from the Boeing...

enough to justify the cost of development of warning devices, such as stick shakers, and devices to automatically provide an adequate nose-down pitch...

Blériot VIII in 1908, some designs of early aircraft used "wingtip" ailerons, where the entire wingtip was rotated to achieve roll control as a separate, pivoting...