Duncan Aviation in Process of Completing Two Falcon 900 Winglet Retrofit Installations

October 10, 2011

LINCOLN, NEB. — Duncan Aviation recently input two Falcon 900 aircraft for the first industry installations of Aviation Partners' High-Mach Blended Winglets, which were certified for all in-service Falcon 900 series aircraft on Sept. 2, 2011.

"We had several customers waiting for the certification to be completed so they could schedule their winglet installations with us," says Tim Klenke, Duncan Aviation Falcon Service Sales Rep. "There are now two customers with these installations in process and at least four more installations scheduled before the end of the year."

High-Mach Blended Winglets for Falcon aircraft were designed in collaboration with Dassault and are optimized for cruise speeds of Mach .80 and higher. Gary Dunn, Vice President of Aviation Partners, says the winglets deliver a 5% range increase at Mach .80 and more than 7% at long-range cruise.

In the spring of 2009, Duncan Aviation was the first service provider to successfully install the winglets for the Falcon 2000 series. To-date, Duncan Aviation has completed a majority of the total industry after-market installations on Falcon 2000/2000EX aircraft.

"Duncan Aviation has performed nearly all of the Falcon 2000 and 2000EX after-market winglet modifications completed over the last two-and-a-half years," says Pete Hubbard, Duncan Aviation Falcon Service Sales Rep. "These operators have been quite pleased with the installations, telling us that not only do they like the aesthetics of the winglets but that they have noticed a significant performance increase and fuel savings within the first few flight hours after installation.

"Much of the credit for these successful installations goes to the expertise of Duncan Aviation's 40 structures technicians," Hubbard continues. "Their expertise and reputation help make Duncan Aviation the place to come for winglet installations."

The company is also educating customers about the advantages of winglets, including improved aircraft performance, increased resale valaue, and lower carbon-dioxide emissions. For more information about the advantages of winglets, read our Duncan Debrief magazine article or our five-part winglet blog series published on www.DuncanDownload.aero.

For more information about Duncan Aviation winglet installations, visit our Falcon airframe capabilities page at www.DuncanAviation.aero/airframe/falcon.php.

Falcon 900 and 2000 series blended winglet installations take about four weeks to complete and, depending on schedule and workscope, can be combined with projects that share similar downtimes, including C Checks, phone system installations, Wi-Fi or High-Speed Data installations, interior refurbishments and dry bay modifications.

In addition to the Falcon 900 and 2000/2000EX winglets, Duncan Aviation is an installation center for API's Hawker 800 series Blended Winglet program. For more information about Hawker 800 winglets, visit our Hawker airframe capabilities page at www.DuncanAviation.aero/airframe/hawker.php.

For more information, please visit Duncan Aviation at booth #C8127 at NBAA 2011 held Oct. 10-12 in Las Vegas or watch for announcements at www.DuncanAviation.aero/nbaa.

Duncan Aviation provides premier aircraft services–delivered on time–for a wide variety of business aircraft at our facilities across the United States. Services include major and minor airframe inspections and maintenance, engine services, major retrofits for cabin and cockpit systems in addition to full paint and interior services and aircraft sales and acquisitions. Duncan Aviation also has aircraft components solutions experts available 24/7/365 at 800.228.1836 or 402.475.4125 (international) who can handle any aircraft system problem with immediate exchanges, rotables, loaners or avionics/instrument/accessory/propeller repairs and overhauls.

Complete aircraft service facilities are located in Lincoln, Neb., and Battle Creek, Mich. Additional locations include a maintenance facility in Provo, Utah, more than 20 satellite avionics shops and eight engine Rapid Response Team facilities strategically located throughout the United States. 

For more information about any of Duncan Aviation's services, contact us at 402.475.2611 or 800.228.4277. Visit us on the web at www.DuncanAviation.aero.

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