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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2025
Textron Aviation Inc., Wichita, KS (US);
Gonzalo Eduardo Mendoza, Wichita, KS (US);
Corey Wailes Hagemeister, Wichita, KS (US);
Kelly Ray Laflin, Andover, KS (US);
Textron Aviation Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
A tandem split divergent winglet for an aircraft includes a forward sail extending from an outboard end of a wing of the aircraft having a cant angle in a first direction, and an aft sail extending partially from the forward sail and partially from the outboard end of the wing. The aft sail has a cant angle in a second direction opposite the first direction. For aircraft having a low wing, the forward sail includes an upwards cant angle and the aft sail includes a downwards cant angle. For aircraft having a high wing, the forward sail includes a downwards cant angle, and the aft sail includes an upwards cant angle. Light emitted from an integrated light formed within the aft sail is blocked from reaching a cockpit window of the aircraft by the forward sail.