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I wonder why one would not make the wingtips fold down.. Thus providing the opportunity to provide a permanent thrust face for the majority of the in-flight fo
by basicplus2 8y ago
I wonder why one would not make the wingtips fold down..
Thus providing the opportunity to provide a permanent thrust face for the majority of the in-flight forces and thus significantly reducing any risk of failure.
There apears to be adequate ground clearance.
- nikanj 8y agoThey want to avoid the inevitable "ground crew drove a van into the wing tip"-delays.
- peterbraden 8y agoI wonder if it's so they can later experiment with winglets, which would fold inwards when vertical, rather than outwards which a downward fold would mandate.