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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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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/informal/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, 2001), WWW Document, (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/how-things-work-winglets-2468375/).
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How Things Work: Winglets (Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 2001), <https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/how-things-work-winglets-2468375/>.
APA Format
How Things Work: Winglets. (2001, September 1). Retrieved February 11, 2026, from Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/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.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/how-things-work-winglets-2468375/ (accessed 11 February 2026).
MLA Format
How Things Work: Winglets. Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 2001. 1 Sep. 2001. 11 Feb. 2026 <https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/how-things-work-winglets-2468375/>.
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Title = {How Things Work: Winglets},
Publisher = {Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History},
Volume = {2026},
Number = {11 February 2026},
Month = {September 1, 2001},
Year = {2001}
}
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