Just so happens the wingtips are removable for just such
information-gathering ability...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> At 10:39 AM 6/7/03 -0400, Don Stackhouse @ DJ Aerotech wrote:
> >Those wingtips look like another gimmick to me, and the claims of a 30%
> >reduction in induced drag leave me way more than a little skeptical. Has
> >anyone INDEPENDENTLY verified their claims?
>
> Maybe they meant 30% reduction for the tips themselves? Otherwise, a 30%
> reduction in drag would mean a 30% increase in L/D, wouldn't it? I guess
> if that's what they claim it would be painfully obvious (i.e. disapointing)
> the first time the owner flew the plane against a similar type without the
> funky wingtips and couldn't outrange them by 1/3.
>
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