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Tag Archives: Burn

Airbus Sharklets and Winglets!

17 Thursday Jan 2013

Posted by theflyingengineer in Aerodynamics, General Aviation Interest, Manufacturer, Operations, Technical

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9M-AQQ, Air, AirAsia, Airbus, Asia, Burn, Fuel, Go, Indigo, Sharklets, VT-GOL, VT-IFH, winglet

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Air Asia recently received the world’s first “Sharklet”-equipped A320 for commercial operations. Indigo and Go air will very soon have VT-IFH and VT-GOL flying in the Indian skies; both equipped with “sharklets”. Ever wanted to know more about these “Sharklets” that are grabbing headlines today?

Here is a comprehensive article on Winglets, or what Airbus prefers to call them: “Sharklets”, which are “Hunting down fuel burn“.

Read more by CLICKING HERE.

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