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Blended Winglets. They Don’t Just Look Cool!

sheaser
Frequent Flyer B
One of the dedicated Red Belly Radio listeners actually took me up on my suggestion and sent a show idea. And just to prove I actually read those emails I thought I’d try to get an answer. John Arvin wanted to know more about the winglets on our aircraft and I think I found an answer.

No one would know better than the folks in our Maintenance Operation Center so I sat down with Shawn to try to get some answers.

If you don’t know, winglets or blended winglets are those swooshy extensions that stick up at the tip of the wings. It seems that they do more than just look cool. Listen to this episode of Red Belly Radio to learn about the status of the addition of winglets to our fleet and how they help save fuel.
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