Originally Posted by
NWA SLF
We need to get rid of all those appendages on a wing that have caused crashes - flaps, slats, spoilers, winglets. Wait, aren't many, if not all, planes equipped with winglets able to complete flights while missing a winglet? Although the fight characteristics, landing speed, etc., will be different, is it a sure thing that if a folding wing should have an extremely unlikely failure the plane will crash?
Why stop there? What about the pilots?