Airbus 320 with API winglets
 

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I like this look. I always wondered why they never added this to design

Looks good. I like them.

So its an Airbus with Boeing winglets.

You gotta admit it looks pretty cool on the bus compared to the original Airbus winglets.

And before i give of you life-less attackers out there a hard-no, no i dont have SJS..! Just admiring the difference and something new..

Adding a winglet is more than just attaching it since it changes the load on the entire wing. And then you have to consider the costs associated with the additional weights, cost of installation, etc.

Airbus had previously said that gains achieved did not warrant the increased costs and weights. Also, each winglet has to be specifically designed for that wing to achieve maximum benefit.

I talked to the guys at AP a while back and they said a lot of stuff being attached to wings are 'pretend-lets', not winglets.

They are looking at even more advanced designs such as the spiroid.

In the future we will see more blended wing designs and spiroids especially with benefits of fuel reduction.