Wingtip shield

An aircraft structure, comprising:

• an airfoil having a high-pressure side and a low-pressure side, wherein the airfoil is configured for attaching to a main body;
• and
• a wingtip shield having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite from the inner surface, the inner surface configured for facing towards and extending over the high-pressure side of the airfoil such that the inner surface orthogonally projects over the high-pressure side of the airfoil, wherein a space between the inner surface and the high-pressure side of the airfoil is configured for inducing a fluid flow at a leading edge of the airfoil to at least partially enter the space between the inner surface and the high-pressure side of the airfoil, and wherein, when viewed from the high-pressure side of the airfoil, the wingtip shield is shaped as a generally triangular shape having two edges that meet in a point projecting over the high pressure side of the airfoil,
• wherein the wingtip shield is attachable to the airfoil along a peripheral edge of the airfoil from a first point of the leading edge of the airfoil to a second point of a trailing edge of the airfoil, and wherein a first space distance from the first point at the leading edge to the main body is less than a second space distance of the second point at the trailing edge to the main body.