Airbus prepares to test A320 family winglets.

Autor: Norris, Guy
Předmět:
Zdroj: Flight International; 2/21/2006, Vol. 169 Issue 5024, p8-8, 1/3p, 1 Diagram
Abstrakt: This article reports on flight-testing to be conducted by Airbus on winglets for the A320 line to evaluate various designs under development with U.S.-based carrier JetBlue Airways, as of February 2006. Airbus says it will flight-test two different wingtip devices on its A320 development aircraft next month. JetBlue will also provide an aircraft for part of the flight-test programme, while Wichita, Kansas-based Winglet Technology will provide one of the designs.
Databáze: Complementary Index