Performance testing isn't glamorous, but it is what really confirms whether or not a design is going to do what it was built to do. A 3.5% performance improvement just from the sharklets seems a bit optimistic to me, but I have to admit that the pictures I've seen of them make them look awfully long (about 2.5 meters tall) so perhaps...
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2011/11/airbus-20111130.html
Word now is that the initial test program will also focus on fine-tuning the flight-control laws.
http://www.aviationbusiness.com.au/news/a320-sharklets-flight-test-program-underway
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