Answer by Peter Kämpf for Airliner sharp wing tip vs elleptical
Airliners have some boundary conditions which make elliptical wings less preferable.Wing sweep. A swept, elliptical wing suffers lift loss at its center and will easily see its tips stall first at low...
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An elliptical lift distribution is optimal in terms of induced drag. It can be achieved by an elliptical planform (with a straight span and un-cambered airfoils and no twist), or by twisting a more...
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Now that most airliner manufacturers are using composite materials for wings, making compound curves is much easier to produce, why aren't we seeing elliptical wings, outer panels or wing tips?Aviation...
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