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Winglets increase the fuel efficiency of aircraft that have them.
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Do planes need winglets?
Winglets are not absolutely required but many planes have winglets added to improve the aerodymanic efficiency of the wing.
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
What are attached to the wings on an airplane?
Usually control surfaces, like ailerons, flaps, slats, air breaks, on the wingtips you sometimes see winglets. On many airliners the engines are also attached to the wings. On military airplanes you can find external fuel tanks and weaponry.
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.
Are winglets important to airplanes?
What is a winglet? A plane normally has Wings along with tier control surfaces. The horizontal stabilisers with their control surfaces, they are the bits that look like wings on the tail. Then there is the one that points up into the air with its control surfaces which is the vertical stabiliser. If any one of these falls of you are in dire need of a parachute unless you are on the ground.
What do it they do?
If this is in reference to winglets, they increase effective wing square area and thus add lift and can increase gliding or (Power off) range without materially adding drag.l That is the explanation I got from a museum official who is also a Glider Pilot, and winglets are common on advanced gliders.
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.
How do winglets on an airplane help it save fuel and decrease the amount of turbulece?
The winglets work by reducing drag created by the vortices that are generated by a plane's wingtips. Aviation Partners Boeing estimates that its blended winglets for the 767-300ER will save up to 6.5 percent on fuel consumption, or a savings of roughly 500,000 gallons of jet fuel per aircraft per year for operators with the longest average sector lengths and highest aircraft utilization rates.
Why are the wings of some planes bent up at the tips?
These are called winglets. They reduce drag therefore increase lift.
WHAT ARE THE TIPS IN AJUSTING PAPER AIRPLANE?
PUT THE WINGS UPWARD BEND THE ELEVATORS UP PUT SOME WINGLETS
