Story ID: 150Oct18
Duncan Completes Initial Tamarack Winglet Installs
By: Kerry Lynch
Caption: A CJ1 and CJ3 were the first to receive the Active Winglets at a Duncan Aviation shop.
Word Count: 163

Duncan Aviation recently installed its first two Tamarack Atlas Winglets on Cessna CitationJet models. Tamarack appointed Duncan an authorized installer in April and the Lincoln, Nebraska-headquartered MRO since modified a CJ1 and a CJ3 with the new winglets.

Delivered last month, the CJ1 additionally underwent airframe inspections, paint, and other modifications. Duncan also has installed the winglets on a CJ3 that further was undergoing a Pro Line Fusion flight deck upgrade.

Approved by the FAA, EASA, Brazilian ANAC, and Transport Canada on CJs ranging from the original CJ up to the CJ3+, the winglets increase range, boost maximum zero fuel weight, reduce time to climb, increase climb gradients, improve single-engine climb performance, and provide ride stability. The system includes a wingtip extension, tuned winglets, and load-alleviation technology that counteracts gust and maneuvers wing-loading events. They can be installed without structural reinforcement, resulting in time and cost savings, Duncan added.

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