![]() Moving the flaps aft (toward the tail) and the slats forward increases the wing area. The flaps and slats move along metal tracks built into the wings.In some commercial airliners, flaps are also installed at the leading edge. The sole purpose of the flaps is to increase the amount of lift created by the wing during the take off and the landing by increasing the effective area of the wings. Flaps are two moving surfaces mounted at the trailing edge of the wing near the wing root.You'd think at some point all these wing mods would at least get them closer (to stock performance. Still not seeing where slats / slots have any 'great' positive effect on landing or take off distances. There is a 26% difference between last years first place Sport Cub / PA-18 score, and the slat equipped planes. ![]() They are usually used while landing or performing maneuvers which take the aircraft close to the stall, but are usually retracted in normal flight to minimize drag. A higher coefficient of lift is produced as a result of angle of attack and speed, so by deploying slats an aircraft can fly at slower speeds, or take off and land in shorter distances. Slats are aerodynamic surfaces on the leading edge of the wings of fixed-wing aircraft which, when deployed, allow the wing to operate at a higher angle of attack. ![]()
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