Tamarack Aerospace Group Announces World's First Active Winglets Installed
Following EASA certification, the first set of Tamarack Active Winglets were installed on a Cessna 525 in Europe. The insatllation occured in Zurich Switzerland on April 29th, 2016.
Sandpoint, Idaho, May 3, 2016 (Newswire.com) - The first ever customer installation of Tamarack Aerospace’s ATLAS™ Active Winglet system concluded on April 29th, 2016, on a Cessna Citation CJ aircraft operated by private hire company JetPingu. The installation, which took place at Textron Aviation’s Service Center in Zurich, took approximately 400 man hours to install. Tamarack’s Active Winglets do not require wing reinforcement, so the installation time is substantially less than a similar ‘passive winglet’ installation would take.
"We selected the Tamarack Active Winglets because of the significant fuel savings and the increase in value for the aircraft. In addition, the extended range will allow us to offer our guests many more destinations beyond our current three‐hour limit. I am really looking forward to my first flight with winglets'. "
Hugo Dobler, JetPingu pilot
Source: Tamarack Aerospace Group