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What are the little tabs near the leading edge of an airplane’s wing?

What Are The Little Tabs Near The Leading Edge Of An Airplane’s Wing?

They are called Vortex generators. They create little vortices, that makes the Air Flow more turbulent. Turbulent air has more Kinetic Energy than smooth laminar air. This kinetic energy then gets mixed with the air flow over the wing surface giving an extra boost to the boundary layer. An energised boundary layer has a much […]



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