Izindiza zeVirgin Australia manje yibhanoyi lokuqala e Australia ukufaka iSplit Scimitar Winglets endizeni yayo iBoeing Next-Generation 737-800. Ngezinkinga eziqhubekayo kwezinye izindiza ze-B737, iBoeing idinga ukuthola indlela yokubuyela emgqeni ngochungechunge lwe-737
Umkhiqizo we-Aviation Partners Boeing (APB), ukuhlanganiswa kabusha kwama-Blended Winglets akhona, iyiphiko lezobuchwepheshe eliphambili kunazo zonke ezake zakhiqizwa, linikeza ukonga uphethiloli okungakaze kubonwe nokuncishiswa kwekhabhoni kwezindiza ezithandwa kakhulu emhlabeni.
“IVirgin Australia ihlale ifuna izindlela ezintsha zokwakha indawo engcono, njengoba yethule uhlelo lokuqala oluqinisekiswe nguhulumeni lwendiza yezindiza, futhi manje iyaqala I-Australia okokuqala Split Scimitar Winglet, ”kusho UCraig McCallum, Umqondisi wezokuthengisa nokumaketha we-Aviation Partners. "Siyaziqhenya ngokuthola ubuchwepheshe obunamandla kangaka."
Ukufakwa endizeni yokuqala kwaqedwa ngesonto eledlule ngo- Christchurch futhi manje iVirgin Australia ingalindela ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli cishe ngamalitha angama-200,000 ngendiza ngayinye ngonyaka. Ukwehliswa kokukhishwa komoya ongcolile okukhipha isikhutha kungamathani angama-515 ngendiza ngayinye ngonyaka.
“I-wingtip vortex iphotha ngendlela efanayo ne-Down Under njengoba yenza enyakatho nenkabazwe,” kusho UPatrick LaMoria, Umphathi omkhulu wezohwebo we-APB. "Ngaphandle kweSplit Scimitar Winglets umane nje uchitha imali yokonga uphethiloli wejet ngaphansi komsele."
Kusukela kwethulwa uhlelo lweSplit Scimitar Winglet lweBoeing Next-Generation 737, i-APB ithathe ama-oda nezinketho zezinhlelo ezingaphezu kuka-2,200 1,200, kanti izindiza ezingaphezu kuka-9.8 manje sezisebenza nobuchwepheshe. I-APB ilinganisela ukuthi imikhiqizo yayo inciphise ukusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli wendiza emhlabeni wonke ngamalitha angaphezu kwezigidigidi ezingama-104 kuze kube manje, ngaleyo ndlela isuse amathani angaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-XNUMX ekhishwa yi-carbon dioxide.
Abalingani Bezindiza iBoeing iyi- Seattle ukusebenzisana okusekwe ngokuhlanganyela kwe-Aviation Partners, Inc. ne-The Boeing Company.
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