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Winglets descrease induced drag (drag from the production of lift) created by wing-tip vortices, simply turbulent airflow off the edge of the wing. So they do increase handling characteristics and fuel efficiency because of the increase in lift and decrease in drag. Hope this helped!
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What is the function for the aielerons on a plane?
help the plane roll
How does an incline plane help reduce work?
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What are all the possibilities for the intersection of a triangle and a parallelogram in a plane?
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What does an inclined plane not do for you?
An inclined plane does not decrease the amount of energy I need to put into raising a load. Similarly, it does not make my coffee, shine my shoes, wax my car, prepare my dinner, walk my dogs, or help me do my job.
Why does using an inclined plane seem to make work easier?
To help things that are being delivered easy to ramp it down
Why do planes fly certain altitudes?
Because they have winglets which cause them to release farts. These farts eventually cause the plane to explode.
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 do airplanes have winglets?
Winglets increase the fuel efficiency of aircraft that have them.
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 type of plane is used in the Knowing crash?
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Why are the ends of some airplane wings pointed up?
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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.
What is the function for the aielerons on a plane?
help the plane roll
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.
