Quiet Wing Corporation developed, certified and installed the first winglets on commercial category aircraft in 1993. Since then, the technology developed by Quiet Wing has been well recognized as a significant contributor to fuel savings, reduction in CO2 emissions, noise reduction and overall aerodynamic improvements.
The winglets provide a reduction of drag inducing wingtip vortices. This enables the aircraft to achieve:
The Winglet System consists of the winglets and a patented modification to the flap system. It is certified on all models and variants of the B727 series aircraft and hundreds are still in service worldwide.
Link to Induction Checklist – B727 and B737