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freebeard · 10-01-2016, 11:51 AM

My guess would be it's a wickerbill, AKA Gurney Flap.

The purpose, if true, would be to pull the turbulence roiling out of the wheelwell to lay flatter against the aft body.

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freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 27,771 Thanks: 7,801 Thanked 8,607 Times in 7,088 Posts	My guess would be it's a wickerbill, AKA Gurney Flap. The purpose, if true, would be to pull the turbulence roiling out of the wheelwell to lay flatter against the aft body.