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Old 03-05-2004 | 03:20 PM
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Default RE: Best way to avoid those ****** wing tip vortices ?

For that kind of thing, I wouldn't bother with messing with winglets, for all the reasons mentioned above, and in those threads that were mentioned. But a lower-drag wingtip might help a little, or it might not.

However, I would see about smoothing out the engine/pipe installation, lots of drag there that can go away. And maybe a fillet along the wing/fuse joint to smooth that out as well.