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1st Aug 2000, 20:42

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Zeke

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If the tips were any further out they would break the sound barrier and be very noisy and not very efficent.

Q tips just add an aerodynamic fence to make the aerofoil more like a 2D wing and reduce the induced drag.

Cheers

Z