Assessment of Wingtip Modifications to Increase the Fuel Efficiency of Air Force Aircraft (2007)
Chapter: Appendix C Presentations to the Committee
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
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
