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Old 9th Oct 2013, 06:25
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Derfred
 
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I've been told that winglet design varies between long-range and short-range aircraft. The sharklet/blended winglets provide more benefit in climb and descent whereas long-range aircraft have winglets optimized for high-altitude cruise.
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