The finlet modification eliminates vortex generators between the 737NG’s horizontal and vertical tails.
Credit: Vortex Control Technologies
Convincing a major airline to retrofit an entire fleet with a modification that offers a small but substantial operational benefit is no easy task. Winglets are now ubiquitous, but Aviation Partners needed more than a decade to secure the pivotal fleet order from Southwest Airlines in 2003 to...
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