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Old 8th Dec 2011, 19:13
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davidjh
 
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I seem to recall that on the 747 it first appeared on the top of the "hump" as that had a profile that accelerated the airflow to Mcrit before the wing. The 737 doesn't have that so my guess is that it would be at the wing root which has a higher incidence than the tip (washout). Don't shoot me if I'm wrong!
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