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Old 18th Nov 2010, 21:05
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bearfoil
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Except to say that the "winglet" per se, is an add that reduces drag produced by the vortex, per PA. It produces substantial savings in SFC at cruise. The improvement is on the order of 1-3 per cent, or 2 gallons per hundred burnt. Insignificant? Not as we see it.
bear, who knows even less than PA, who knows more than he lets on.