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Folding wings of the 777X take shape (video)
Washington - Boeing released a video featuring the foldable wings of future 777X in its Everett factory, a first in civil aviation. The maiden flight of the aircraft is scheduled for next year. (airlinerwatch.com) Mais...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
That's because it's not the entire wing as people imagine with headlines. Take a look at that first picture at the top of the article. That's no winglet. It has joints. That's the "folding wing".
I know it's the wing tips, it's just that the headline infers that we will be seeing the fold.
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Just another lesson that headlines are noting more than attention draws but unfortunately all that most people read. It's the same as judging a book by its cover.
I would have thought folding down would fail safer than folding up due to lift? At the moment the locking mechanism is constantly being strained by the lift experienced, which is far greater than the weight of the wing (one would hope xD).
What is the point of the folding wing tips?
They don’t appear to save a lot of space.
They don’t appear to save a lot of space.
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