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Old 1st Jun 2012, 03:39
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if you turn the wingtip up, you had an 'equivalent' wingspan,

ballpark, sails are worth around 3/4 their length in span extension

why are they being fitted to 737's

same as for any design, it comes down to doing the sums and figuring the compromise .. unless, of course, the Chairman's wife just happens to like the look of them
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