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Old 6th March 2012 | 19:52
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ready eddy
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To answer the OP's question, the 777 has a raked wing tip (as does the 787 and the 747-8) which does the same job, ostensibly, as a winglet. What it does is change the way the vortices roll off the end of the wing, so the winglet is not necessary.
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