'In The Wings' For Years
Reading “Shapely Solutions” (AW&ST Oct. 17, p. 43) brought an early equivalent invention to mind. In 1951, U.S. Patent 2,576,981 “Twisted Wingtip for Airplanes” was granted to Richard Vogt, a renowned aircraft designer. His invention was “related to wingtip fins twisted to a favorable angle of...
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