ANA Expands Riblet Film Tests To Dash 8-400

Dash 8-400
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All Nippon Airways (ANA) is broadening its riblet-film studies to a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprop as the airline works to eke-out fuel savings under a sustainability initiative. Commonly known as "shark skin film," the material was developed by Japan’s Nikon Corporation as early as the...

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