日前,中国东方航空公司在天津接收了一架装配鲨鳍小翼的空客A320飞机,成为中国首家使用鲨鳍小翼A320的航空公司。鲨鳍小翼是空中客车新研发的翼梢装置,帮助改进飞机的气动性能并有效降低油耗及减少排放高达4%。鲨鳍小翼装置高2.4米,由轻型复合材料制成。鲨鳍小翼是现款空客A320系列飞机的选装配置,它可以为现款A320系列飞机增加100海里(185公里)的航程,或者增加业载450公斤。 Recently, China Eastern Airlines received an Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with shark fin in Tianjin and became the first airline in China to use the shark fin A320. The shark fin is the newly developed wing tip for Airbus to help improve aerodynamic performance and reduce fuel consumption and reduce emissions by as much as 4%. Shark fin small wing device 2.4 meters high, made of lightweight composite material. The shark fin is an optional configuration for the cash Airbus A320 series that adds 100 nautical miles (185 kilometers) to the cash A320 aircraft or adds 450 kilos to the payload.