In one of the most famous "Twilight Zone" stories, an airline passenger looks out the window of a commercial plane and is horrified to see a monstrous gremlin on the wing. If you were to do the same ...

The Boeing 747-8's innovative raked wingtips offer a sleek, integrated solution to reduce induced drag.

The Boeing 737 was designed before winglets became prevalent throughout the aviation industry. As such, 737s were delivered without winglets for most of the 20th century until the 737 NG series. Even ...

This chapter provides the committee’s evaluation of steps the Air Force could take to improve the fuel economy of aircraft in its inventory, in particular by modifying the wingtips. It begins with a ...