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Old 12th Oct 2010, 22:28
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I don't think I saw this elsewhere in the thread - for the larger end of the market, winglets become a necessary evil for airport infrastructure limitations.

One can't extend the span so the slightly less effective option of tip work becomes the alternative. I have seen figures along the lines that a tip sail roughly equates to a span extension of about 3/4 the height of the sail.
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