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Old 20th December 2004 | 06:51
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FlightDetent

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From: Commuting not home
So to continue on a different issue, what makes an aircraft lose a winglet (apart from the obvious hangar door)?

Do they tend just to fall off? I've been told that the "elephant ear" on a 737 classic likes to part ways down&south from time to time...


Anyone?
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(flap track body fairing if that term had no english speaking ancestor)
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