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This article in the Smithsonian's Air & Space magazine describes how winglets, short, nearly vertical extensions of the wingtip, improve aircraft performance. The article explains what kind of aircraft benefit from winglets and what trade-offs they create.
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image credit: Carla Thomas, NASA; image source; larger image This resource was featured by the Physics To Go collection from January 1, 2012 until January 16, 2012. View the feature here!


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Keywords:
Vortex, airflow, lift, thrust, vortices, wing
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Metadata instance created December 23, 2011 by Ed Lee
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August 17, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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September 1, 2001
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(Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 2001), WWW Document, (https://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/how-things-work-winglets-2468375/).
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How Things Work: Winglets (Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 2001), <https://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/how-things-work-winglets-2468375/>.
APA Format
How Things Work: Winglets. (2001, September 1). Retrieved April 23, 2024, from Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History: https://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/how-things-work-winglets-2468375/
Chicago Format
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History. How Things Work: Winglets. Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, September 1, 2001. https://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/how-things-work-winglets-2468375/ (accessed 23 April 2024).
MLA Format
How Things Work: Winglets. Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 2001. 1 Sep. 2001. 23 Apr. 2024 <https://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/how-things-work-winglets-2468375/>.
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@misc{ Title = {How Things Work: Winglets}, Publisher = {Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {23 April 2024}, Month = {September 1, 2001}, Year = {2001} }
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