Tamarack’s Active Winglets For Larger Aircraft

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Key Takeaways:

  • Winglets and added wingspan are both effective methods for improving aircraft efficiency by reducing drag.
  • Tamarack Aerospace has patented active winglet technology that combines these benefits.
  • This active winglet technology, initially for business jets, is now being adapted for use on airliners.
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Winglets improve aircraft efficiency by shaping wingtip vortices and reducing drag. But what really improves efficiency is added wingspan. Tamarack Aerospace offers both in its patented active winglet technology. And now they’re migrating it from business jets to airliners. AVweb prepared this video report at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas.

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