Increased interest in drag reduction at cruise speeds has led to our involvement in work on the A320 involving numerical investigations into the effects of the integration of the engine nacelle and pylons with the wings. There has also been extensive involvement into the effect of tip devices such as tip extensions, wingtip fences and large winglets.

Tip devices can have a significant effect on the structure of an aircraft. This led us to look into the in-flight deformation of the wings under various loading conditions and the impact that this might have on the high- speed aerodynamic performance.

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