Seattle-based Aviation Partners Inc.(API) is testing a futuristic-looking split scimitar blended winglet design. The split scimitar blended winglet is a follow-on design from API’s blended winglet ...

Sukhoi's civil aircraft division has wrapped up flight-testing of its winglet-equipped version of the Superjet 100. Sukhoi's civil aircraft division has wrapped up flight-testing of its ...

Airbus will begin flight-testing winglets for the A320 family next month to evaluate various designs under development with US carrier JetBlue Airways. Airbus says it will flight-test two different ...

Tamarack Aerospace has successfully completed flight testing for its SmartWing active load-alleviating winglet technology on the Beechcraft King Air 350. Flight tests demonstrated improved handling, ...

A Sukhoi Superjet 100 was damaged in a hard landing during winglet testing July 12 in Russia, manufacturer Sukhoi Civil Aircraft reported. The right landing gear of the twinjet did not fully deploy as ...

Airbus on Wednesday flew one of its A320 jets with new winglets designed and developed by Seattle company Aviation Partners. The flight in Toulouse, France, is part of an Airbus evaluation to see if ...

Winglets are devices installed at the end of an aircraft's wings. They have become a popular addition for most modern commercial aircraft as they greatly increase an aircraft's efficiency. By reducing ...