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Passenger growth in European airports in 1st H of 2018: Group 1 (airports w/more than 25 million passengers/year) Antalya/Turkey:25.2% Moscow SVO/Russia:13% Istanbul Atatürk/Turkey:12.9% Lisbon/Portugal:12.9% Istanbul SAW/Turkey:12.4% Frankfurt/Germany:9.1% Turkey is in the list with 3 airports due to records in the tourist visit records in Turkey.  Group 2 (airports w/10-25 mn passengers)  Ankara/Turkey:29.6% Moscow/Russia:19.8%

Winglets…. We often see small curves at the wings of the planes and especially of the planes designed in recent years. These curves can sometimes be different from the wing color and can be clearly understood to be added to the wing of the plane later on. We see different winglets in different models of airplane brands, even on the same brand. Are these fins necessary, if so what are the benefits? Are they being used for efficiency? Or are they being used to improve flight performance or drag performance on departure and / or cruising? What was the inspiration for the engineers when the fins were designed? Let's try to find answers to these questions together ... Photo Credit: Airbus Why winglets are needed? The ability of aircraft to fly is due to the different pressures (lift force) applied under and over the wing of the aircraft. Due to the pressure difference between the lower and upper layers of the flap, the air that flows on the flap leaves the fla...