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Ilias Lappas and Akira Ikenaga
An increasing number of aircraft is equipped with wing tip devices, which either are installed by the aircraft manufacturer at the production line or are retrofitted after the delivery of the aircraft to its operator. The installation of wing tip devices...
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Gaétan Dussart, Sezsy Yusuf and Mudassir Lone
Wingtip folding is a means by which an aircraft?s wingspan can be extended, allowing designers to take advantage of the associated reduction in induced drag. This type of device can provide other benefits if used in flight, such as flight control and loa...
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Francesco Rea, Francesco Amoroso, Rosario Pecora and Frederic Moens
Modern transport aircraft wings have reached near-peak levels of energy-efficiency and there is still margin for further relevant improvements. A promising strategy for improving aircraft efficiency is to change the shape of the aircraft wing in flight i...
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