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the Smithsonian Institution
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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![]() <a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=11594">Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History. How Things Work: Winglets. Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, September 1, 2001.</a>
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![]() Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History. How Things Work: Winglets. Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, September 1, 2001. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/how-things-work-winglets-2468375/ (accessed 1 May 2025).
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Title = {How Things Work: Winglets},
Publisher = {Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {1 May 2025},
Month = {September 1, 2001},
Year = {2001}
}
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