{"id":166173,"date":"2025-01-12T09:30:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T23:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/split-scimitar-winglets-aircraft-efficiency\/"},"modified":"2025-01-12T09:30:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T23:30:15","slug":"are-split-scimitar-winglets-really-that-efficient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=166173","title":{"rendered":"Are Split Scimitar Winglets Really That Efficient?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As aircraft manufacturers and airlines alike look to make the aviation industry more sustainable, fuel burn is one key factor to consider. One way they can do this is by fitting aircraft with winglets<\/a>. Winglets work by producing a vortex or mini-tornado effect at the end of the wing, reducing drag.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How can split scimitar winglets help airlines and aircraft manufacturers achieve their ambitious sustainability goals?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,13240,565,10142,801,536,1874],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-166173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-commercial-aviation","category-delta-air-lines","category-fuel-efficency","category-sustainability","category-united-airlines","category-winglets"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t