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Old 05-13-2003, 02:57 PM
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HalH
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Default Winglets

The turbulators referred to above are actually called vortex generators. They have been used for many years. They were on some early jet fighters on the wings and also on the fuselage near the horizontal stabilizer. The B-720 and B707 had many of them on the wings. As I remember there were over 50 on each wing. They were added to prevent spanwise airflow.