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Landing gear fairings reduce drag at these junctions.
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207:Strut-to-wing and strut-to-fuselage junctions
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460:Bingelis on Engines
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92:Spats on a
1460:Oleo strut
1348:Inlet cone
1343:Gascolator
1309:Propulsion
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1294:Variometer
1150:instrument
1129:Wing fence
1064:Gouge flap
1039:Blown flap
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538:October 9,
283:References
235:Boeing 747
213:Tail cones
150:fiberglass
105:wheel pant
63:to reduce
1435:Autobrake
1363:NACA duct
1338:Fuel tank
1328:Drop tank
1311:controls,
1194:Astrodome
1184:Altimeter
1049:Dog-tooth
1014:high-lift
965:Spoileron
950:Servo tab
930:Gust lock
885:Deceleron
870:Autopilot
827:Wing root
812:Twin tail
797:Tailplane
732:Hardpoint
702:Empennage
665:structure
242:Wing tips
220:Wing root
183:junctions
65:form drag
1587:Category
1403:Wet wing
1378:Throttle
1124:Vortilon
985:Trim tab
915:Flaperon
905:Elevator
860:Airbrake
832:Wing tip
757:Longeron
727:Fuselage
663:Airframe
651:Aircraft
423:Archived
261:See also
163:Fin and
132:fuselage
61:aircraft
1413:Landing
1204:Compass
1152:systems
1144:Avionic
1134:Winglet
1017:devices
960:Spoiler
855:Aileron
837:Wingbox
762:Nacelle
712:Fairing
655:systems
521:Bibcode
421:: 2–8.
200:Spinner
173:Fillets
1148:flight
1109:Strake
940:Rudder
910:Elevon
875:Canard
817:V-tail
792:T-tail
722:Former
682:Canopy
611:
591:
494:
470:
432:Oct 9,
397:
381:
357:
332:
305:
179:Fixed
165:rudder
1333:FADEC
1219:EICAS
1094:Slats
935:HOTAS
787:Strut
426:(PDF)
415:(PDF)
254:spats
136:wings
119:Types
1415:and
1279:TCAS
1259:ISIS
1214:EFIS
1159:ACAS
1146:and
1099:Slot
1059:Flap
1012:and
1000:Yoke
772:Spar
697:Dope
609:ISBN
589:ISBN
567:2012
540:2018
513:AIAA
492:ISBN
468:ISBN
434:2018
395:ISBN
379:ISBN
355:ISBN
330:ISBN
303:ISBN
194:flap
109:spat
67:and
54:drag
1254:INS
1234:GPS
1089:LEX
767:Rib
529:doi
107:or
48:An
1589::
527:.
517:28
515:.
511:.
417:.
349:.
313:^
290:^
56:.
643:e
636:t
629:v
569:.
542:.
531::
523::
436:.
363:.
34:.
20:)
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