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330/340/744/MD11 Winglets  
User currently offlineF.pier From Italy, joined Aug 2000, 1427 posts, RR: 14
Posted (7 years 3 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 450 times:

Is the angle between the winglet and the wing fixed or the pilot can modify it?


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User currently offlineBio15 From Colombia, joined Mar 2001, 1051 posts, RR: 10
Reply 1, posted (7 years 3 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 442 times:

It is fixed, since it is designed at that specific position to reach its maximum efficiency. Besides, I assume implementing such system would be expensive and an unnecessary excess weight on the wingtips.

-Alfredo
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