Falcon 900 aircraft with blended winglets are now approved for steep approaches, says Aviation Partners.

The US Federal Aviation Administration and EASA have lifted restrictions following flight testing.

Falcon 900 with blended winglets 

 Moni Shafir

Aviation Partners says its blended winglets are now flying on more than 230 Falcon 2000, 900 and 50-series aircraft.

The high-Mach blended winglets, first certificated for the Falcon 2000 series in May 2009, are now FAA approved for all Falcon 2000, 900 and 50-series aircraft, and EASA approved for all 2000 and 900-series aircraft.


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Source: Flight Daily News