Why do some airplanes have the wing tips folded up at about 80 degrees and some planes do not?
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These are winglets and they reduce drag for a given wingspan. The most efficient wing is very long like a glider’s but at some point on commercial jets that becomes a problem especially for fitting into airport gates. The winglet mimics a longer wing by reducing the strength of the wingtip vortex, and so reduces drag.
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