Aero Design Labs

Aero Design Labs, also called ADL, is an engineering company in Fort Worth, Texas. It develops aerodynamic retrofit products for in-service commercial aircraft. The company says its work improves fuel efficiency and reduces emissions without new aircraft production.

The site says the company's retrofit programs have FAA certification. It says more approvals are in progress in Europe. The site reports a 3.0 percent cruise fuel burn improvement and a 24 to 30 month airline payback. These figures are based on a Boeing 737-800 and a fuel price of $2 per gallon.

The company uses computational modeling, including computational fluid dynamics. It checks its models against real flight performance data. The site says certification is planned from the start of each project.

The site cites more than 14,000 Boeing and 19,000 Airbus aircraft under 20 years old. It also says more than 2,100 US military aircraft could be addressed. The company says it is in active talks with global carriers about evaluation and adoption.

The site lists Fort Worth, Texas as headquarters. It lists a digital research lab in Bristol, England, and a design center and R and D site in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company's sales and certification work covers North America, Europe and other markets.

Lee Sanders is founder, CEO and chairman. The site says he has nearly 40 years of leadership experience, mostly in aerospace. It says he founded an aviation company in 1997 and led it to an IPO on the NASDAQ.