Wing tip
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wing-tip-270-15987670
title:
Wing tip
text:
A wing tip is the part of the wing that is most distant from the fuselage of a fixed-wing aircraft. Because the wing tip shape influences the size and drag of the wingtip vortices, tip design has produced a diversity of shapes, including: Squared-off
Aluminium tube bow
Rounded
Hoerner style
Winglets
Drooped tips
Raked wingtips
Tip tanks
Sails
Fences
End plates Winglets have become popular additions to high speed aircraft to increase fuel efficiency by reducing drag from wingtip vortices. In lowe
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Part of an aircraft
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wing_tip
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date modified:
2023-12-08T03:13:20Z
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