Metham explained that painting each winglet is a process of â several steps.â An outline of the flight symbol is first laid ...

Winglets have been highly visible modifications to the Red Bull Air Race planes, and there is much debate – both among and within teams – regarding their design and effectiveness. There are two ...

Its purpose was to make API’s winglet technology available for in-production or in-service Boeing aircraft, including the 737 Classic, 737NG and BBJ, as well as the 757-200 and -300 and the 767 ...

A wing with winglet on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 jet. Credit: Alamy Winglets are those small, upturned tips at the end of an aircraft's wings and they've become an increasingly common ...

"The main reason why aircraft are painted white or light colors is to reflect sunlight and minimize both the heating and any potential damage from the solar radiation," MIT Aeronautics and ...

Southwest Airlines has ordered 268 more winglet sets for its Boeing 737 aircraft that aren’t already outfitted with the fuel-saving equipment. Winglets, which are vertical fins on the end of ...

NASA's experimental X-59 supersonic aircraft, designed to fly faster than the speed of sound without the sonic boom, is getting a makeover and will be painted red, white and blue.

That is because aircraft makers Boeing and Airbus are developing moveable winglets – the fins at the end of a wing – in a bid to build greener, quieter planes.

Two Asian airlines have chosen to equip their new Boeing aircraft with blended winglets. China's Hainan Airlines will install blended winglets on 45 737-800s, says Aviation Partners Boeing ...