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How do you distinguish between an Airbus and a Boeing?
Generally airbus has engines which go under the wing, where Boeing tend to mount them forward of the wing Airbus aircraft appear to be quite 'stalky' standing on their landing gear, like some sort of wading bird, and the nose is more blunt looking than Boeing aircraft. Depending on the operator, many Airbus aircraft have winglets on the wing tips also. An easy to spot difference are the cockpit windows, and most Airbus aircraft have wingtip "fences" at the end of the wing, while Boeing uses winglets, or sometimes "raked wingtips."
How far can an Airbus A321 travel without refueling?
The Airbus A321-200 has a designed range of 3,500 miles (5,600km). Newer modified variants with "winglets" can travel a bit further; 3,700 miles (5,950km).
Why does Airbus a 380 not have winglets?
Winglets have typically been added to existing wing designs to increase the total lift and reduce the vertices created by the wing tip. Airports expressed a desire for wingspans not to exceed 80m as this would cause major problems with gate and taxiway designs. The Airbus A380 has a wingspan of 79.65m, so adding winglets would not have been an option and the wing was also designed from scratch to reduce the aerodynamic need. To reduce the wing tip vortices, the A380 wing has 'wing tip fences', small vertical wings that extend above and below the wing tip.
Why do airplanes have winglets?
Winglets increase the fuel efficiency of aircraft that have them.
Do planes need winglets?
Winglets are not absolutely required but many planes have winglets added to improve the aerodymanic efficiency of the wing.
What type of plane is used in the Knowing crash?
After watching it, it seems to be a Airbus A319 or A320. The nose and cockpit windows match that of a A319 and A320. The winglets are only seen in the A310 and A320 series.
Which plane would be bigger An Airbus A300 or A Boeing 757?
Well, an A300 is very Wide. The A300 is a Wide aircraft with tiny winglets. The 757 either has no winglets or huge winglets. So the A300 would be bigger. A300 owns airliners like American Airlines or Delta or even the Fedex airplane. A 757 and 767 and 777 all mix together. The 757 owns like Continental or Delta and the U.P.S. The 767 uses like United Or AirTran. The 777 goes about 650-700 m.p.h. They use American, Delta, Almost every airline you can think of.
What is the purpose of winglets?
Winglets increase an aircraft's operating efficiency by reducing induced drag at the tips of the wings
What planes do monarch use to fly long haul?
The Airbus A300 And the Airbus A330
How is an Airbus propelled?
Airbus airliners use high bypass turbofan jet engines.
Do they still use the Airbus a380?
Nope. They stopped using Airbus A380's in 2009 After the Air France Incident
Why doesn't Antonov add winglets to their heavy cargo planes such as An-225 and An-124 to reduce induced drag?
I can't think of any cathedral-wing aircraft that DO use winglets. Spanwise flow on a cathedral wing would be flowing 'uphill' (inward) and would be interrupted by the fuselage.
