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This document discusses winglet design for sailplanes. It begins by providing background on the first uses of winglets and experience with them on sailplanes. It then details an attempt to design efficient winglets for a Nimbus III sailplane, which involved testing dual winglets but finding high interference drag. A second iteration used a conventional single winglet design. Design considerations discussed include the ratio of winglet root chord to sailplane tip chord, winglet taper ratio, and toe-out angle
- Author
- Muthu Kumar
- Language
- EN