Originally Posted by
raytoews
I am familiar with winglets, they have been around for a long time, if I recall the Rutan Ezes were one of the first to use them.
I think I understand their aerodynamics, they take that swirling air off the wingtip and reverse it by redirecting and dissipating. ??? I think.
My point is the evolutionary force at work has optimized the ravens wingtips.
There seems to be a difference in the method of wingtip turbulence dissipation between a raven and anything the engineers at NASA or Boeing have come up with.
With modern ridgid carbon fibers could we not duplicate the ravens wingtip?
Has it been tried that I am not aware of?