ADL Upgrades Boeing 737-800 Drag Reduction Kit With -700 Data

Delta Air Lines 737

Delta has an agreement to install the ADL drag kit on up to 211 737-800s and 900s.

Credit: Mark Wagner Aviation Images
Aircraft drag-reduction-kit developer Aero Design Labs (ADL) says it has fine-tuned the modification package for the Boeing 737-800 to gain additional fuel burn savings after validating its aerodynamic design software during initial trials on 737-700s. Texas-based ADL says fuel-burn savings of 1.5%...
Guy Norris

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