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Aircraft component fixed to the end of the wings to improve performance
Wingtip devices are intended to improve the efficiency of fixed-wing aircraft by reducing drag. Although there are several types of wing tip devices which
Wingtip_device
Aircraft fuel efficiency
90% before falling again. Wingtip devices increase the effective wing aspect ratio, lowering lift-induced drag caused by wingtip vortices and improving the
Fuel_economy_in_aircraft
Turbulence caused by difference in air pressure on either side of wing
into large vortices near the wingtip, at the edge of flap devices, or at other abrupt changes in wing planform. Wingtip vortices are associated with induced
Wingtip_vortices
Part of an aircraft
A wing tip (or wingtip) is the part of the wing that is most distant from the fuselage of a fixed-wing aircraft. Because the wing tip shape influences
Wing_tip
Turbulence that follows behind aircraft traveling through air
from another CV-22B during formation manoeuvring. Wingtip devices may slightly lessen the power of wingtip vortices. However, such changes are not significant
Wake_turbulence
Swiss executive and utility transport aircraft
counteract stall and spin conditions, dual angle-of-attack sensors near the wingtips force the stick forwards in advance of a potential stall. For greater redundancy
Pilatus_PC-12
Large twin-aisle airliner family
winglet was achieved for the "Maturity Gate 5" on 17 December 2008. The wingtip device curves upwards over the final 4.4 m (14 ft). The wings are produced
Airbus_A350
Re-engined version of the A320 family
International LEAP or Pratt & Whitney PW1000G engines and fitted with sharklet wingtip devices as standard, the A320neo is 15% to 20% more fuel efficient than previous
Airbus_A320neo_family
Type of aerodynamic resistance against the motion of a wing or other airfoil
drag is also reduced when the wingspan is higher, or for wings with wingtip devices. The total aerodynamic force acting on a body is usually thought of
Lift-induced_drag
Aircraft component
pusher configuration Rutan VariEze and Rutan Long-EZ, acting as both a wingtip device and a vertical stabilizer. Several other derivatives of these and other
Vertical_stabilizer
Airliner, stretched model of the A320 family
000 kg (205,000 lb). Wingspan remained unchanged, supplementing various wingtip devices. Two suppliers provided turbofan engines for the A321: CFM International
Airbus_A321
Fixed aerodynamic dividers attached to aircraft wings to prevent their stalling
they prevent the entire wing from stalling at once, as opposed to wingtip devices, which increase aerodynamic efficiency by seeking to recover wing vortex
Wing_fence
Iranian stealth fighter program
debunked by numerous international experts. It features a downward wingtip device. Iran claims they have designed the aircraft using CATIA three-dimensional
IAIO_Qaher-313
Prototype supersonic strategic bomber
pivot downward by 65 degrees, acting as a type of variable-geometry wingtip device. This increased the aircraft's directional stability at supersonic speeds
North_American_XB-70_Valkyrie
Aircraft wing configuration with a non-planar, continuous surface wing
wing, and spiroid tip devices. Like many wingtip devices, the closed wing aims to reduce the wasteful effects associated with wingtip vortices that occur
Closed_wing
Single-aisle airliner family
700 t of CO2 per aircraft per year. The 2.5-metre-tall (8 ft 2 in) wingtip devices are manufactured by Korean Air Aerospace Division. In December 2011
Airbus_A320_family
Fluid dynamics phenomenon
are probably also exploiting this effect. Using wingtip devices to reduce induced drag caused by wingtip vortices has been tested for aircraft, and could
Slipstream
Airliner, part of the A320 family
with Sharklets, wingtip devices which reduce lift-induced drag and improve efficiency through reduced fuel consumption. The optional devices, which will also
Airbus_A318
European tactical military transport aircraft
signals intelligence version. C-295W Upgraded model, equipped with wingtip devices (winglets) to improve performance in the takeoff, climb, and cruise
Airbus_C295
Single-aisle airliner family
with chevrons The Original -100 and -200 series were built without wingtip devices, but these were later introduced to improve fuel efficiency. The 737
Boeing_737
Business jet
thrust) Garrett TFE731-5R-1H engines. British Aerospace incorporated wingtip devices to reduce drag and improve aerodynamic efficiency. From the first BAe
Hawker_800
Russian twin-engine regional jet
improved avionics software, enhanced high-lift devices controls and retrofittable "sabrelet" blended wingtip devices. For government customers and countries
Yakovlev_SJ-100
Interceptor jet aircraft, German, WW2
with reduced dihedral which allowed the omission of the anhedral wingtip devices. To be armed with twin 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108s. The He 162B airframe
Heinkel_He_162_Volksjäger
Discussing what form of transport is the most fuel efficient and economical
has showcased wingtip devices (sharklets or winglets) that can achieve 3.5 percent reduction in fuel consumption. There are wingtip devices on the Airbus
Energy efficiency in transport
Energy_efficiency_in_transport
Flag carrier of Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica
cut its fleet to six Boeing 737-800 jet aircraft retrofitted with wingtip devices (winglets) and reduced its staff to 800, with a majority of the staff
Caribbean_Airlines
Twin-aisle airliner family
systems. Externally, it is recognizable by its four-window cockpit, raked wingtips, and noise-reducing chevrons on its engine nacelles. Development and production
Boeing_787_Dreamliner
Topics referred to by the same term
(game engine), a video game engine Split scimitar winglets, a type of wingtip device Scimitar (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics villain Scimitar Films, an
Scimitar_(disambiguation)
French crewed spaceplane concept (1975–1992)
Shuttle, instead opting for a highly-swept delta wing complete with wingtip devices, similar to the proposed Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar spacecraft. Like the
Hermes_(spacecraft)
Airline of Germany (1978–2017)
world to have their Boeing 737-800s fitted with blended winglets, wingtip devices that are intended to improve fuel efficiency. Air Berlin introduced
Air_Berlin
Next generation of the Boeing 777
777X include General Electric GE9X engines, composite wings with folding wingtips, greater cabin width and seating capacity, and technologies from the Boeing
Boeing_777X
Aircraft control surface used to induce roll
Blériot VIII in 1908, some designs of early aircraft used "wingtip" ailerons, where the entire wingtip was rotated to achieve roll control as a separate, pivoting
Aileron
Professor of Aerospace Engineering (born 1950)
gliders are equipped from the factory with winglets, or some other wingtip device. Maughmer has consulted with German sailplane designers on winglets
Mark_D._Maughmer
Abrupt reduction in lift due to flow separation
enough to justify the cost of development of warning devices, such as stick shakers, and devices to automatically provide an adequate nose-down pitch
Stall_(fluid_dynamics)
US Marine Corps emblem and insignia
be worn on the cover, the eagle to measure 3.5 inches (89 mm) from wingtip to wingtip. An eagle clutching a fouled anchor with thirteen six-pointed stars
Eagle,_Globe,_and_Anchor
fence Wing loading Wing twist Wing warping Wingspan Wingsuit flying Wingtip device Wingtip vortices Winston E. Kock Winston H. Bostick Wire chamber Wireless
Index_of_physics_articles_(W)
1946 fighter-bomber family
added to the wingtip fuel tanks; 154 built. EF-84D Two F-84Ds, EF-84D 48-641 and EF-84D 48-661 were modified with wing-tip coupling devices to allow them
Republic_F-84_Thunderjet
2020 wireless earbuds by Samsung Electronics
Galaxy Buds Live feature active noise cancellation, a bean shape and a wingtip design. Black, white, and Mystic Bronze are the available colour variations
Samsung_Galaxy_Buds_Live
American electrical manufacturing company
without disclosing the position of the searching vessel. A 1974 study of wingtip vortices conducted in a NASA Langley Research Center wind tunnel used an
Carlisle_&_Finch
List of characters appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Toomes's flight suit is equipped with turbine-powered wings, claw-like wingtips, and boot-mounted talons. In 2016, he comes into conflict with Spider-Man
Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: M–Z
Characters_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe:_M–Z
Fluid flow revolving around an axis of rotation
vortices at its trailing edge. These small vortices merge to form a single wingtip vortex, less than one wing chord downstream of that edge. This phenomenon
Vortex
Executive business jet series
the aft fuselage. The wings are equipped with single-slotted flaps. The wingtip fuel tanks distinguish the design from other aircraft having similar functions
Learjet_35
Large twin-aisle airliner family
jetliner is recognizable for its large-diameter turbofan engines, raked wingtips, six wheels on each main landing gear, fully circular fuselage cross-section
Boeing_777
Surface that allows a pilot to adjust and control an aircraft's flight attitude
Transverse axis or lateral axis passes through an aircraft from wingtip to wingtip, and rotation about this axis is called pitch. Pitch changes the vertical
Flight_control_surfaces
1898 science fiction novel by H. G. Wells
(Henrique Alvim Corrêa 1906) Extraterrestrials in fiction Deus ex machina – Device to resolve the plot of a dramatic work Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
The_War_of_the_Worlds
Describes the general shape and layout of an aircraft wing
configuration: Winglet: a small fin at the wingtip, usually turned upwards. Reduces the size of vortices shed by the wingtip, and hence also tip drag. Strake:
Wing_configuration
Inventor of the telephone (1847–1922)
ailerons as a means of control). One of the AEA's inventions, a practical wingtip form of the aileron, was to become a standard component on all aircraft
Alexander_Graham_Bell
Iranian-made drone
is visually similar to the smaller Shahed 131, differing mainly by its wingtip stabilisers extending up and down rather than only up on the Shahed 131
HESA_Shahed_136
Appendage used for flight
flaps or flaperons (combination of flaps and ailerons) Winglets to keep wingtip vortices from increasing drag and decreasing lift Dihedral, or a positive
Wing
Soviet 4th generation fighter aircraft
armament, radar and operational equipment. The fin tips, tail-boom and the wingtip launch rails were also removed. The composite radome was replaced by a
Sukhoi_Su-27
Experimental derivative of Northrop F-5E fighter
Test Pilot School Blanik L-23 glider carrying a microphone on the left wingtip, and a pressure transducer on the side of the fuselage, flew at a lower
Shaped Sonic Boom Demonstration
Shaped_Sonic_Boom_Demonstration
American aircraft company
G650 became airborne briefly at a high angle of attack before its right wingtip hit the runway, then slid on the ground and caught fire. The National Transportation
Gulfstream_Aerospace
Aerodynamic technique
of the wingtip vortex of a leading aircraft. In 2003, NASA said one of its F/A-18 test aircraft had a 29% fuel savings by flying in the wingtip vortex
Drafting_(aerodynamics)
Increased aircraft lift generated when close to fixed surface
often-noticeable. This is caused primarily by the ground obstructing the creation of wingtip vortices, reducing downwash behind the wing as well as upwash in front
Ground_effect_(aerodynamics)
Russian beyond visual range air-to-air missile
on Su-35S showing the pylons equipped with R-77M, R-74M and 2 SAP-518M wingtip pods that form part of the Khibiny-M ECM system. R-77 (izdeliye 170) –
R-77
2005 aviation accident in Greece
needed] identified by its overwing exits, longer fuselage, and trailing edge wingtips. In March 2011, the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States
Helios_Airways_Flight_522
Soviet trijet airliner made by Yakovlev
join at the aircraft centerline, with the main spar running from wingtip to wingtip. The wings house integral fuel tanks with a capacity of 3,800 litres
Yakovlev_Yak-40
Uncommanded nose-upwards rotation of an aircraft
Thunderceptor prototype fighter was to give the wingtips a wider chord than the wing roots. The idea was to increase wingtip efficiency and cause the wing roots to
Pitch-up
Family of assault and attack helicopters
(124 mph), and the Falanga missile pylons were moved from the fuselage to the wingtips. The tail rotor was moved from the right to the left side of the tail,
Mil_Mi-24
Wheel – Wide-body aircraft – Wind shear – Wind tunnel – Wing – Wingman – Wingtip vortices – Wingbox – Wingless Electromagnetic Air Vehicle – Winglet – Wire
Index_of_aviation_articles
Annual Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City
Clarence Chamberlin spotted a dragon balloon midair, decapitated it with a wingtip, and brought the remnants back to land, where he claimed a $25 award. The
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Macy's_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade
Three-engined single-aisle airliner family
engines, leading-edge devices (Krueger, or hinged, flaps on the inner wing and extendable leading edge slats out to the wingtip) and trailing-edge lift
Boeing_727
Upgraded series of the Su-27 fighter aircraft
autocannon with 150 rounds Hardpoints: 12 hardpoints, consisting of 2 wingtip rails, and 10 wing and fuselage stations with a capacity of 8,000 kg (17
Sukhoi_Su-35
Russian future very large wing-in-ground-effect, lifting-body cargo aircraft
non-cargo bearing, shorter, thinner swept wings with downward-pointing wingtips. The HCA-LB is similar in configuration to the Boeing Model 754. Data from
TTS-IS
Airplane flight control patent dispute
modern joystick and rudder "bar"-based aircraft flight control system, used wingtip ailerons for its roll control in its flights in France in 1908. Henri Farman's
Wright_brothers_patent_war
Tail section of an aircraft containing stabilisers
In this position, the tail surfaces interact constructively with the wingtip vortices and, with careful design, can significantly reduce drag to improve
Empennage
American aviation pioneers, inventors of the airplane
headed by Alexander Graham Bell, where in 1908 he had helped reinvent wingtip ailerons for their Aerodrome No. 2, known as the AEA White Wing Curtiss
Wright_brothers
Wide-body jet airliner developed from A330
centre wing-box in Nantes, titanium engine pylons in Toulouse and sharklet wingtips in Korea. Its final assembly started in November 2017, on track for its
Airbus_A330neo
Japanese low-cost airline
the aircraft's left-hand side, the vertical stabilizer (tail fin) and wingtip are colored in solid black, with the airline's tail fin logo colored in
StarFlyer
Military training aircraft
seven pylon stations (one× under-fuselage, four× under-wing plus two× wingtip), capable of mounting up to 3,000 kilograms (6,600 lb) of external payload
Alenia_Aermacchi_M-346_Master
Fictional spacecraft
boom to a wing-like main hull with the engine nacelles mounted on each wingtip. Though a variety of Klingon ships have appeared in Star Trek, their design
Klingon_starships
1992 aircraft hijacking
JT9D-7R4E1 engines. This is also one of the few Airbus A310-200s equipped with wingtip fences. On 4 September 1992, at 17:00, the flight took off from Don Mueang
Vietnam_Airlines_Flight_850
Ukrainian regional jet aircraft
one-class standard configuration. Other changes include the installation of wingtip fences. The airplane successfully completed its first flight on 28 April
Antonov_An-148
Triangle shaped aircraft wing configuration
Cropped delta – tip is cut off. This helps maintain lift outboard and reduce wingtip flow separation (stalling) at high angles of attack. Most deltas are cropped
Delta_wing
Executive jet aircraft
G650 became airborne briefly at a high angle of attack before its right wingtip hit the runway; then it slid on the ground, struck a concrete berm, and
Gulfstream_G650/G700/G800
1994 multi-role combat aircraft family by Eurofighter
through a new passive missile warning system in addition to the active devices already on board the aircraft. The latest support for self-protection will
Eurofighter_Typhoon
Experimental aircraft by Entwicklungsring Süd
within swivelling nacelles which were positioned at their wingtips. In addition to the wingtip engines, two further lift jets were installed within the
EWR_VJ_101
Soviet attack aircraft introduced 1978
attached to brackets on the rear spar. The trapezoidal ailerons are near the wingtips. The fuselage of the Su-25 has an ellipsoidal section and is of semi-monocoque
Sukhoi_Su-25
Lights on a vehicle indicating position, heading, and status
with a red navigation light located on the left wingtip leading edge and a green light on the right wingtip leading edge. A white navigation light is as
Navigation_light
Bird that breeds in the Arctic and subarctic and migrates to the Antarctic
and white cheeks. The upperwings are pale grey, with the area near the wingtip being translucent. The tail is white, and the underparts pale grey. Both
Arctic_tern
Japanese House Léon The Shelters Blossoms Jacob Banks The London Souls 888 Wingtip Colony House Brayton Bowman Lady Pills August 6 Arcade Fire Justice Big
List of Lollapalooza lineups by year
List_of_Lollapalooza_lineups_by_year
Conspiracy theory about contrails
notions of Wilhelm Reich, who devised a "cloudbuster" device from pipework. Reich claimed this device would influence weather and remove harmful energy from
Chemtrail_conspiracy_theory
Military transport aircraft
barrier: 3,000 feet (910 m) Maximum effort landing roll: 1,630 ft (500 m) Wingtip turning radius (ground): 89 feet 8 inches (27.33 m) Aviation portal Related
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
Lockheed_Martin_C-130J_Super_Hercules
1940 fighter aircraft family by Chance Vought
they were modified with "clipped" wings (8 in (200 mm) was cut off each wingtip) for use on British aircraft carriers, although the Royal Navy had been
Vought_F4U_Corsair
1943 prototype fighter aircraft
prototype were introduced during construction; the addition of four-foot wingtip extensions to improve the stall characteristics and increasing the limits
Curtiss-Wright_XP-55_Ascender
American stealth multirole fighter aircraft
external weapons stations for missions that do not require stealth. The wingtip pylons each can carry an AIM-9X or AIM-132 ASRAAM and are canted outwards
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II
Fictional machine
while the second type of death ray each Martian machine uses has pulsing wingtip ray emitters that cause subatomic disintegration to whatever they shoot
Fighting machine (The War of the Worlds)
Fighting_machine_(The_War_of_the_Worlds)
28 August 2022. "Accident: American A321 at New York on Apr 10th 2019, wingtip strike and collision with runway sign during departure". avherald.com.
List of accidents and incidents involving the Airbus A320 family
List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Airbus_A320_family
First powered aircraft built by the Wright brothers
Wrights' pioneering use of "roll control" by twisting the wings to change wingtip angle in relation to the airstream led to the more practical use of ailerons
Wright_Flyer
American four-engined jet airliner family
(46 km/h) short of its promised cruising speed and a new, slightly larger wingtip had to be developed to reduce drag. Also, a recontoured wing leading edge
Douglas_DC-8
American short-range air-to-air missile
signal indicated the bearing of the target. Although Hamburg and similar devices like Madrid were essentially complete, the work of mating them to a missile
AIM-9_Sidewinder
British multi-role combat aircraft of WW2
with no central longitudinal joint. Instead, the spars ran from wingtip to wingtip. There was a single continuous main spar and another continuous rear
De_Havilland_Mosquito
Experimental parasite fighter
under the fuselage and spring-steel "runners" at the underside of the wingtips were installed in case of an emergency landing. Despite the cramped quarters
McDonnell_XF-85_Goblin
System used to retrieve persons on the ground using an aircraft
unsuccessful catch, the aircraft had deflector cables strung from the nose to the wingtips. Later the US Navy tested the Fulton system fitted to modified S-2 Tracker
Fulton surface-to-air recovery system
Fulton_surface-to-air_recovery_system
US Navy/Marines military aircraft radar warning receiver
designation represents the 218th design of an Army-Navy airborne electronic device for special countermeasures equipment. The JETDS system also now is used
AN/ALQ-218
Marvel Comics fictional character
Additionally, his flight suit is equipped with turbine-powered wings, claw-like wingtips, and boot-mounted talons. Years prior, his company is run out of business
Vulture_(Marvel_Comics)
1961 utility aircraft family by Cessna
Introduced for the 1973 model year with a recontoured nose cap, flush wingtip lights, low-drag front exhaust stack and wing strut fairings, a flush-mounted
Cessna_Skymaster
American audio products manufacturer
In November 2021, the Beats Fit Pro were released, featuring a novel "wingtip" earbud design to enhance stability during fitness workouts. In September
Beats_(brand)
Pseudovector field describing the local rotation of a continuum near some point
Velocity potential Vortex Vortex tube Vortex stretching Horseshoe vortex Wingtip vortices Biot–Savart law Circulation Vorticity equations Vorticity confinement
Vorticity
Aircraft wing configuration
again helping ensure effective aileron control. With air flowing inwards, wingtip vortices and their accompanying drag are reduced. Instead, the fuselage
Forward-swept_wing
Family of maritime patrol aircraft
Redesignated P-2G in 1962. P2V-6T Crew trainer conversion with armament deleted, wingtip tanks often deleted. Redesignated TP-2F in 1962. P2V-7 Last Neptune variant
Lockheed_P-2_Neptune
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