What is it about?
The airplane drag affect the fuel consumption and hence the operational cost. A major source of the drag is induced drag, which majorly occurs during the take-off and landing. The proposed fluidic winglet can be used to eject flow through the wingtips of an airplane, which proves helping in decreasing the drag, hence decreasing the operational cost.
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Why is it important?
The fluidic winglet can increase the aerodynamic efficiency of the wing, which is beneficial for reducing the operational cost. It can be operated only once needed, and it does not cause structural issues compared to the physical winglet.
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This page is a summary of: Ejection Flow Direction Effect on the Fluidic Winglet: An Alternative to Conventional Winglet, July 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA),
DOI: 10.2514/6.2024-4227.
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