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Hi,
Recently flew in a Rynair jet and noticed they sport some enormous wing tip stabilisers. I assumed these aren't there only so that they can carry the company logo so am curious to find out their purpose. I'm guessing it might improve short field performance but keen to hear what the experts think.
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Recently flew in a Rynair jet and noticed they sport some enormous wing tip stabilisers. I assumed these aren't there only so that they can carry the company logo so am curious to find out their purpose. I'm guessing it might improve short field performance but keen to hear what the experts think.
Thanks
Mak
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I always snigger passing the Ryanair maintenance hangar at EIDW. Typical Ryanair, built the shed for the older machines, the winglets add about a half metre either side, you can't get them in!
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I always snigger passing the Ryanair maintenance hangar at EIDW. Typical Ryanair, built the shed for the older machines, the winglets add about a half metre either side, you can't get them in!
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This winglets are benefitial for induced drag producing a fuel savings icrease of 3% per each flight (average). Thats why are there for, not because it looks nicer ar anything like that, its all about the fuell baby!
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Interesting that the Boeing site makes no mention of the original Whitcomb/NASA research many many moons before the Boeing testing.
I always thought that the Whitcomb wingletted Lear's looked truly beautiful.
I always thought that the Whitcomb wingletted Lear's looked truly beautiful.
I always snigger passing the Ryanair maintenance hangar at EIDW. Typical Ryanair, built the shed for the older machines, the winglets add about a half metre either side, you can't get them in!
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Avair...330/0537241/M/
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Interesting that the Boeing site makes no mention of the original Whitcomb/NASA research many many moons before the Boeing testing
Research on wingtip devices goes back further .. when I was a student in the late 60s, E.D. Poppleton, at Sydney University, was active in investigating quite strange configurations as precursors to the simpler sails which ended up in the marketplace. At one stage I was looking at doing my undergrad thesis on such a device modelled on an F27 ... practical handling considerations in crosswinds would have made it impracticable as conceived .. but the thought was interesting ..
Research on wingtip devices goes back further .. when I was a student in the late 60s, E.D. Poppleton, at Sydney University, was active in investigating quite strange configurations as precursors to the simpler sails which ended up in the marketplace. At one stage I was looking at doing my undergrad thesis on such a device modelled on an F27 ... practical handling considerations in crosswinds would have made it impracticable as conceived .. but the thought was interesting ..