Boeing Business Jets brought an aircraft to NBAA in Las Vegas that looks a little unusual, but may become a common sight at airports everywhere. The aircraft is fitted with Split Scimitar Winglets from modification shop Aviation Partners. The winglets have an upswept section that has a curved pointy tip and another shorter section angled downward. Joe Clark, CEO of Aviation Partners, told a news conference in Las Vegas that the winglets give at least a 2.5 percent boost in range over conventional winglets in testing. That's an additional 200 miles on the BBJ. Clark said there have been 733 sales so far to airlines for retrofitting their newer Boeing 737s.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/news/new-winglet-design-on-bbj