Louis is a military historian and the staff writer for History of War magazine, a leading military history monthly. He also has an interest in private and commercial aviation. Both the Airbus A350 and ...

Winglets reduce 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. High pressure on the lower ...

Winglets are the upward or angled tips found at the end of many aircraft wings. They reduce drag, improve fuel efficiency, and help airplanes fly farther using less fuel. Judge questions Trump aides’ ...

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The Federal Aviation Administration is giving airlines five days to inspect Boeing 757s equipped with “scimitar blended winglets” after discovering cracks in wing panels of several jets. An ...