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Environment & Energy

Atman

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2. Aaaauuuugghh!

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Tue Oct 29, 2013, 08:17 AM

Oct 2013

An article with NO INFORMATION! This new wingtip will save money. Great! BUT HOW?! I'm still waiting for someone to explain to me why planes now have upturned wingtips, now they'll have split wingtips. For the love of Bernoulli, could someone please tell us non-avionics engineers what the hell these wingtips do?

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Wingtip modifications will save Alaska Airlines $20 million annually [View all] unhappycamper Oct 2013 OP

Very cool Esse Quam Videri Oct 2013 #1

United has ordered them for 737's. FogerRox Oct 2013 #8

Aaaauuuugghh! Atman Oct 2013 #2

The boundary between a lifting surface and the air around it... FBaggins Oct 2013 #3

Thank you! Atman Oct 2013 #4

Great info brush Oct 2013 #5

Can't help you there FBaggins Oct 2013 #6

Improved performance, Better climb and lower stall speed, faster & higher initial cruise FogerRox Oct 2013 #7

Over 7700 737's have been built so far NickB79 Oct 2013 #9