: a small wing
also
: a nearly vertical airfoil at an airplane's wingtip that reduces drag by inhibiting turbulence
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In between, the bodywork swoops and swirls, forming a slender fuel tank, narrow waist and even radiator shrouds that incorporate down-force winglets, all blended together into an almost beetle-like body structure that houses the engine, frame and suspension components.
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William Roberson, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
But there, at the end of the wing, was a jagged ridge, perhaps a foot high, where the five-foot-tall winglet was supposed to be.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
Passenger Robert Earl Glenn II shared a picture of the congregation of bees, showing almost the entire winglet covered in the insects.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 5 May 2023
Featuring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, Donald Duck and Daisy Duck in Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park, the Boeing 737-800 also includes Chip ‘n’ Dale on the boarding doors and winglets.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
Since the blended winglet, API has developed a split-scimitar winglet, now seen on over 700 737NGs, notably Southwest and United Airlines.
—Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 5 July 2020
But not all private jets are designed with winglets, a fact that’s engendered a cottage industry of retrofitters adding them to older aircraft—a process backed by requiring structural testing and an FAA supplemental type certificate for modified aircraft.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2023
Falling winglets’ at outboard tips of LED tail lights.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2023
Rising ‘winglets’ at outboard tips of narrow LED head lights.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2023
William Roberson, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
But there, at the end of the wing, was a jagged ridge, perhaps a foot high, where the five-foot-tall winglet was supposed to be.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
Passenger Robert Earl Glenn II shared a picture of the congregation of bees, showing almost the entire winglet covered in the insects.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 5 May 2023
Featuring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, Donald Duck and Daisy Duck in Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park, the Boeing 737-800 also includes Chip ‘n’ Dale on the boarding doors and winglets.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
Since the blended winglet, API has developed a split-scimitar winglet, now seen on over 700 737NGs, notably Southwest and United Airlines.
—Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 5 July 2020
But not all private jets are designed with winglets, a fact that’s engendered a cottage industry of retrofitters adding them to older aircraft—a process backed by requiring structural testing and an FAA supplemental type certificate for modified aircraft.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2023
Falling winglets’ at outboard tips of LED tail lights.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2023
Rising ‘winglets’ at outboard tips of narrow LED head lights.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2023
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“Winglet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winglet. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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