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Appendix C
Presentations to the Committee

MEETING 1

DECEMBER 13-14, 2006

WASHINGTON, D.C.


Wingtip Devices: What They Do and How They Do It

Doug McLean, Boeing Technical Fellow

Boeing Commercial Airplanes


Overview of Winglets on Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Mark Goldhammer, Committee Member

Committee on Assessment of Aircraft Winglets for Large Aircraft Fuel Efficiency


American Airlines Winglets

John Novelli, Director, Operations Engineering and Optimization

American Airlines


Drag Improvement: A Study of the DC-10/MD-11/C-17 Winglet Programs

Robb Gregg III, Senior Manager

Boeing Phantom Works

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C-5 and C-130 Discussion

Lane Ito, Advanced Development Programs

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company


Past Winglet Studies: Air Force Scientific Advisory Board Fuel Efficiency Study

Ilan Kroo, Committee Member

Committee on Assessment of Aircraft Winglets for Large Aircraft Fuel Efficiency


Winglets Experience at Southwest (teleconference)

Jim Sokol, Vice President of Maintenance and Engineering

Southwest Airlines

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The high cost of aviation fuel has resulted in increased attention by Congress and the Air Force on improving military aircraft fuel efficiency. One action considered is modification of the aircraft’s wingtip by installing, for example, winglets to reduce drag. While common on commercial aircraft, such modifications have been less so on military aircraft. In an attempt to encourage greater Air Force use in this area, Congress, in H. Rept. 109-452, directed the Air Force to provide a report examining the feasibility of modifying its aircraft with winglets. To assist in this effort, the Air Force asked the NRC to evaluate its aircraft inventory and identify those aircraft that may be good candidates for winglet modifications. This report—which considers other wingtip modifications in addition to winglets—presents a review of wingtip modifications; an examination of previous analyses and experience with such modifications; and an assessment of wingtip modifications for various Air Force aircraft and potential investment strategies.

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