Ground effect and sharklet
Hi everyone.
I would like to do a little comparison between wingtip 320 and sharklet 320. This is more for the thinking than real application, but I think that it is good to discuss and understand things properly.
Sharklets have less induced drag, because of blocked downwashed/unwashed vortices. When the 320 Sharklet comes into the ground effect, the effect of it should be less noticeable than for the wingtip one. As a result (considering stable approach criteria, same wx, standard flare) the sharklet should be less prone to float, but it is not what I tend to see IRL.
any thoughts ?
best regards