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Boeing 737 MAX Advanced Technology Winglets Face The Wind

Posted on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 by MegaZone

Boeing announced their new ‘dual-feather’ Advanced Technology winglet design for the B737 MAX a couple of months ago, but now they’re giving us a look behind the scenes are some of the development process. In particular the wind tunnel testing … Continue reading →

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How Does The World’s Most Successful Jet Engine Work, And What’s Next?

Posted on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 by MegaZone

Most people, who aren’t aviation geeks, have probably never heard of CFM International (CFMI). CFMI is a joint venture of GE, of the US, and Snecma, of France, and together they build most successful jet engine ever produced, the CFM56. … Continue reading →

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A Winglet By Any Other Name

Posted on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 by MegaZone

Airbus is launching a new winglet design for the A320 which they’ve dubbed ‘Sharklets’. Personally I hate the name, it sounds like someone let marketing run wild. They’re winglets, plain and simple. They’re basically Airbus’s version of the blended winglet, … Continue reading →

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The 737 MAX, The World’s First Zero Calorie Airliner… Wait, no…

Posted on Saturday, September 3, 2011 by MegaZone

Boeing last week officially launched a new generation of the venerable 737, the unfortunately named 737 MAX. Seriously, that’s what they’re calling it. As you might be able to tell, I’m not all that fond of the name. The originally … Continue reading →

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