A320 Winglet Flight Trials To Start In October
By Robert Wall .
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Airbus plans to start an initial series of pre-certification flight trials of its A320 winglet design in October.
Airbus had previously flight tested several winglet options, but has picked a different configuration for its so-called “sharklets.” Now, it is readying the first A320 built (MSN0001), to accommodate the loads of the winglet device, which is designed to improve fuel burn more than ...
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