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Why are the wings of some planes bent up at the tips?
These are called winglets. They reduce drag therefore increase lift.
Why do planes fly certain altitudes?
Because they have winglets which cause them to release farts. These farts eventually cause the plane to explode.
Why do airplanes have winglets?
Winglets increase the fuel efficiency of aircraft that have them.
Why doesn't Antonov add winglets to their heavy cargo planes such as An-225 and An-124 to reduce induced drag?
I can't think of any cathedral-wing aircraft that DO use winglets. Spanwise flow on a cathedral wing would be flowing 'uphill' (inward) and would be interrupted by the fuselage.
What is the purpose of winglets?
Winglets increase an aircraft's operating efficiency by reducing induced drag at the tips of the wings
Why does Airbus use winglets?
to reduce drag
Why are the tips of the wing turned up on an airplane?
They are called winglets, the main function of the winglets is to reduce drag. Reducing drag increases speed and decreases fuel consumption, thereby extending range and saving money.
Do modern missiles manuvre with wings or thrust vectoring?
Thrust vectoring. The winglets are there for stability - if they were to try placing ailerons on the winglets, they'd likely be unable to withstand the force exerted on them by the missile moving at speeds of over Mach 2.
Why are winglets put on a planes airfoil?
Winglets are fitted to the tips of aircraft wings to increase the lift efficiency of the wing. As the airflow passes over the wing shape, the air going over the top of the wing has further to travel. The air flowing over the wing near the the fuselage body up to about 3quarters of the way towards the tip of the wing has to travel up and over the wing, thus creating the lift. Air, as with water will choose the path of least resistance, so airflow near the wing tip starts to go over the top of the wing but then" slips off " to the side meaning that the end section of the wing produces little or no lift. The winglets are there to stop the slipping off effect by blocking the airflow from slipping off. This means that lift is created along the full length of the wing.
10 names of the early flying planes?
i need to find out the 10 names of the early flying planes
How do you buy planes?
Planes are too expensive to buy. You'll need to have lots of money to buy an aircraft.
Why does Airbus a 380 not have winglets?
Winglets have typically been added to existing wing designs to increase the total lift and reduce the vertices created by the wing tip. Airports expressed a desire for wingspans not to exceed 80m as this would cause major problems with gate and taxiway designs. The Airbus A380 has a wingspan of 79.65m, so adding winglets would not have been an option and the wing was also designed from scratch to reduce the aerodynamic need. To reduce the wing tip vortices, the A380 wing has 'wing tip fences', small vertical wings that extend above and below the wing tip.
