Winglet Version

[Jah]

Hello everyone,

 

I just wondered if there going to be a winglet Version at the start, or if there're any plans for?

 

Thank you!

 

Grüße

Steffen

[tkyler]

There is a winglet version, and you can switch between winglet and non-winglet "on the fly" if you wish.

 

[Jah]

Hi,

 

so cool to hear! Thanks you very much.. this is what I hoped to see

 

5 Stars!

[Morten]

[Jah]

Sooo jealous you have this already flying through your skies  

 

Maybe there's a small Winglet Present placed under my christmas tree )

[aljaz41]

When the winglets are selected, is there any change in the performance of the aircraft and in the calculations of the FMS like the progress and alike?

[Litjan]

When the winglets are selected, is there any change in the performance of the aircraft and in the calculations of the FMS like the progress and alike?

 

No, not yet. The real winglet´s benefit is fairly small, around 2% in cruise. On a typical 2 hour flight this would amount to less than 100kgs saved. I am not sure the real FMS distinguishes between "winglet" and "non-winglet", usually every aircraft has a "performance modifier" in the INIT page, which incurs a penalty against the manufacturer´s performance numbers. We might implement that sort of thing, and tying it into the "winglet" option wouldn´t be hard. But not for V1.0, I think.