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Old 10th Aug 2005, 09:54
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As Kanga and JT said, winglets are only useful if you can't add extra length to the wings. The raked wingtips that Boeing developed for the B767-400 are a superior solution to winglets as they produce lift at the same time as reducing wingtip vortice drag. This is why Boeing is fitting them to the B773ER and B772LR.
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