While modern widebody aircraft like the A330neo, A350, Boeing 787, and Boeing 777X use sleek blended or raked wingtips, the Airbus A380 Superjumbo instead uses fenced wingtips found on the Airbus ...
Wingtip curves are now a key feature of modern aviation. Though they seem like a design detail, they have saved the industry billions and reduced air pollution. The Secret of the Curved Wing: If you ...
Why does the Boeing 737 MAX wear such distinctive, split-tip winglets compared to earlier generations of the aircraft? At first glance, these sculpted tips are both futuristic and unusual, but the ...