5 billion gallons of jet fuel saved

Aviation Partners announced that as of June 5th, 2015, its unique Blended Winglet Technology has saved the worlds commercial and business jet operators an estimated five billion gallons of jet fuel. This represents a global reduction in CO2 emissions of over 107 billion lbs (or almost 54 million tons.) Aviation Partners’ designed Winglets are now flying on more than 6,100 individual jet airplanes, and more than 20 airplane types worldwide. API’s Blended Winglets are additions to the airplane wing that are significantly more efficient than standard wing tips. The Winglets reduce the drag caused by wingtip vortices, the twin tornados formed by the difference between the pressure on the upper surface of an airplane’s wing and that on the lower surface. By reducing drag Blended Winglets increase fuel efficiency and boost range. The Blended Winglets, which feature a large radius and smooth chord variation in the wing-to-winglet transition area, have demonstrated more than 60% greater effectiveness over conventional winglets with an angular transition. One of the unique features of API’s technology is that it can be retrofitted to existing in-service aircraft to increase their productivity. Aviation Partners’ latest design, Split Scimitar Winglets, recently certified for the Boeing 737 NG family are already flying on over 500 aircraft and are now standard equipment on the BBJ. This revolutionary new design builds on the existing Blended Winglets technology to provide further incremental fuel savings. API and APB are studying additional airframe development programs for Blended Winglets and Split Scimitar Winglets, as well as radical new Winglet technologies for the future.