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koolraj09
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Hi all,
I was just reading about airplane flaps. From I what I understood, they increase lift and drag (at lower speeds) to help land the aircraft.
Do flaps also reduce the tendency of flow separation at lower speeds?
Let's say we have an airplane wing with no flaps (Case I) and airplane wing with flaps (Case II)? At lower aircraft speed does the case II help in avoiding flow separation or it will increase flow separation?
What about slats? Do they reduce the flow separation at lower speeds?
Thanks
I was just reading about airplane flaps. From I what I understood, they increase lift and drag (at lower speeds) to help land the aircraft.
Do flaps also reduce the tendency of flow separation at lower speeds?
Let's say we have an airplane wing with no flaps (Case I) and airplane wing with flaps (Case II)? At lower aircraft speed does the case II help in avoiding flow separation or it will increase flow separation?
What about slats? Do they reduce the flow separation at lower speeds?
Thanks