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Vortilon logo #10101) Aircraft wing component
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Vortilon

Vortilon logo #21000 Vortilons are fixed aerodynamic devices on aircraft wings used to improve handling at low speeds. Vortilon is a contraction of VORTex and pYLON words (generating vortices as a leading-edge engine pylon does). Vortilons consist of one or more flat plates attached to the underside of the wing near its leading edge, aligned with the flight direction....
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