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Old 11th March 2012 | 04:40
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FlightPathOBN
 
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Lyman,

I would suppose that given the wingflex of the 787, that may be a resultant.

If the wing was designed for the aircraft, then the winglet would be moot, but perhaps the resultant wingspan may be too great, hence a turn-up to artificially lengthen the wing.
In reality, we are looking at a blend from Bernoulli to Newton.
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