In what will be its first widespread commercial use, Split Scimitar Winglets have officially been giving the go-ahead to grace United Boeing 737-800s all across the country. While winglets themselves ...

Winglets in MotoGP are now an integral part of modern bike design. Today, hardly any manufacturer has built bikes without these front-mounted wings - an innovation that started as a daring experiment.

What caught your eye the last time you looked out of your airplane window? It might have been the winglet, a now ubiquitous appendage at the end of each wing, often used by airlines to display their ...

Boeing calls the odd-looking upturned wing tips on aircraft "blended winglets," Airbus calls them "sharklets" and Southwest Airlines, in ads, simply calls them "little doohickeys." Whatever the name, ...

Winglets in MotoGP are now an integral part of modern bike design. Today, hardly any manufacturer has built bikes without these front-mounted wings - an innovation that started as a daring experiment.

Boeing calls the odd-looking, upturned wingtips on aircraft “blended winglets.” Airbus calls them “sharklets.” And Southwest Airlines, in ads, simply calls them “little doohickeys.” Whatever the name, ...

NASA's innovation in aviation technology continues with the development of "Digital Winglets," a software designed to enhance real-time flight paths for increased efficiency and fuel savings. The ...

If you've ever wondered what the curved ends on the sides of a plane's wings are for, this is what they do.

AIRLINE passengers gazing out of their cabin windows could soon be met with an unfamiliar sight – their aircraft’s wing tips changing shape mid-flight. That is because aircraft makers Boeing and ...

Results show that, were the winglet to enter series production today, these processes could lower manufacturing costs by approximately 20% – producing a cost effective winglet with a lower parts count ...