Why doesn't the world's fastest commercial aircraft have winglets?

The Boeing 747-8's innovative raked wingtips offer a sleek, integrated solution to reduce induced drag.
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They built the fastest propeller plane ever - then almost nobody used it

Discover the incredible story of the Dornier Do 335, one of the most unusual aircraft ever built during World War II.

Man simulates longest flight in world with fastest plane on the planet and results are breathtaking

A flight simulation video shows a breathtaking run on the longest flight in the world, some 28,000 miles. It comes as Airbus ...
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Fastest Plane

Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: The SR-71 Blackbird, capable of cruising at speeds exceeding Mach 3.2, was the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft ever to serve operationally. -Despite ...
The Hamilton Spectator

Bombardier’s Global 8000, the World’s Fastest Civil Aircraft, Sets New Speed Record Between Los Angeles and Farnborough, UK

The Global 8000 aircraft set its latest speed record en route to the Farnborough International Airshow, where the aircraft will showcase its outstanding performance attributes in its first ever aerial ...
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X-15:the World’s Fastest Rocket Plane and the Pilots who Ushered in the Space Age, by John Anderson and Richard Passman

Ceruzzi, Paul E. 2015. [Book review] "X-15:the World’s Fastest Rocket Plane and the Pilots who Ushered in the Space Age, by John Anderson and Richard Passman." Quest: The History of Spaceflight ...
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What Was the Fastest Plane of WW2?

Aviation saw massive developments during the Second World War. The world went from refined planes that wouldn’t be out of place in the First World War to jets in the span of a few short years. Today, ...