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Winglets are of limited value on a supersonic aircraft because
Answer: A
Winglets attack induced drag, which dominates in slow flight but is a modest share of the total for a supersonic cruiser, where wave drag and friction lead. The added area and its own wave drag can easily outweigh the induced-drag saving, so the device does not transfer well to that regime.
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