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Airbus: sharklet winglets version of the A-320 airplane used as benchmark for "NEO" type

Toulouse, France - Both will fly soon and allow noticeable savings in fuel consumption

Last year, Airbus had projected new aerodynamic wingtip devices for its A-320 aircraft, designed to replace the current "Winglets", and called them "Sharklets". Shortly, they will be tested on a MSM1 plane aged 23. Fernando Alonso, vice-president of flight test and integration of the French company, said that the "Sharklet" model will be operating from 2012 and will have Air New Zealand as its launch...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1122274
Rome, Italy, 10/27/2010 21:18
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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