TE311 is a Mk XVI with "clipped" wingtips, which alter the classic Spitfire silhouette.

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Before taking off it floats like a seaplane on pontoons attached to its wingtips.

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The company is busily installing "winglets, " upward-pointing extensions at wingtips that reduce aerodynamic drag and save fuel.

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Clickety-clack, clickety-clack, it's the sound of Kmart wingtips with cleats.

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Rows of eyeglasses and sunglasses blanket the coffee table, piles of suspenders and ties fill chairs, a shoe store's worth of wingtips and loafers and boots line the wall.

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In September, the NTSB recommended the FAA require large planes and other aircraft on which the wingtips are not easily visible from the cockpit to have cameras or other devices to monitor the wings.

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Just a minute, I thought, having found a pair of white-and-tan wingtips, not my style at all, but they seemed in the moonlight to be right out of a store window and close to my size.

NEWYORKER: Wakefield

In September the National Transportation Safety Board recommended the Federal Aviation Administration require large planes and other aircraft on which the wingtips are not easily visible from the cockpit to have cameras or other devices to monitor the wings.

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My first stop was the Goodwill store, where I replaced my tattered rags with a clean and minimally decent brown suit, unironed shirt, overcoat, wool socks, and a pair of brogues that were no better fitting than my wingtips but more appropriate to the season.

NEWYORKER: Wakefield