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03-26-2011, 09:53 AM

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Guntrain11

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Originally Posted by Columbia

Airbus Introduces “Sharklets” (Could I Resist Writing About A Sharklet?) - Flying With Fish

"The addition of Sharklets to the Airbus A320 wings should cut aircraft fuel burn by 3.5%"

Airbus Dresses Plane as Shark to Take Bite Out of Boeing Market - Businessweek

Thanks for those links, Columbia. I wonder why it has taken so long to get these winglets to market? If they work they seem like a game changer for all A320 operators. If they work that well for a 321, I can only imagine what they'd do for a A319!