Today we are looking at what a Winglet or, as Airbus calls them, Sharklets.
Above is the Sharklet of an A350 Below is The Sharklet of an A320
So first of all, What do they do? Well, they make the aircraft more efficient by stopping the mixture of high and low-pressure air mixing and causing drag, of course, it also provides more lift. Below shows how it works.
Some newer aircraft such as the Boeing 737' Max have bottom and top winglets which help even more:
So How did the idea come about? Well, The 'wingtip' was developed during the 1973 oil crisis, so they needed something simple to save fuel so they came up with this and has ever since been used to make more-efficient aircraft.
Other uses. Some wind turbines have winglets for the same reason.
Well, I hope you enjoyed and learned something and I hope to see you next week!
Above is the Sharklet of an A350 Below is The Sharklet of an A320
So first of all, What do they do? Well, they make the aircraft more efficient by stopping the mixture of high and low-pressure air mixing and causing drag, of course, it also provides more lift. Below shows how it works.
Some newer aircraft such as the Boeing 737' Max have bottom and top winglets which help even more:
So How did the idea come about? Well, The 'wingtip' was developed during the 1973 oil crisis, so they needed something simple to save fuel so they came up with this and has ever since been used to make more-efficient aircraft.
Other uses. Some wind turbines have winglets for the same reason.
Well, I hope you enjoyed and learned something and I hope to see you next week!
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