NASA is with you when you fly. Key aerodynamic advances made by NASA researchers led to the upturned tips of wings known as “winglets.”
NASA is with you when you fly. Key aerodynamic advances made by NASA researchers led to the upturned tips of wings known as “winglets.” Winglets are used by nearly all modern aircraft and have saved many billions of dollars in fuel costs.
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