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Citation X with winglets lands at Wallan Aviation

Here at the Dubai Airshow yesterday, Cessna delivered the first Citation X business jet retrofitted with Winglet Technology’s elliptical winglets to Wallan

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

November 15, 2009

Here at the Dubai Airshow yesterday, Cessna delivered the first Citation X business jet retrofitted with Winglet Technology’s elliptical winglets to Wallan Aviation of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The modification cuts drag to reduce fuel consumption, while also boosting speed and range–especially when operating from the exceptionally hot conditions that operators face here in the Middle East.

The new Citation X winglets were approved through a supplementary type certificate from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in June and by last month it had been retrofitted on five aircraft. The composite winglets, for which Wichita-based Winglet Technology has also received approval from Transport Canada and Brazil’s ANAC, ensure that the aerodynamic lift distribution across the wingspan is as close as possible to the ideal elliptical distribution.

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