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Can flaps be used to perform rotation and flare?
TL; DR using flaps to directly control sink/climb rate near ground = simpler and faster response = easy to fly airplane?
Rotating is the pitch up during takeoff that causes the aircraft to leave the ...
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On large aircraft, why do flaperons not run the full length?
This is a 777 flaperon. It looks rather tiny, compared to the flap.
There have been air disasters where the airplane rolled uncontrollably for one reason or the other. It seems to me that a larger ...
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What kind of flaps are used in gliders?
I'm estimating some wing parameters for an imaginary airplane (simple college project). We are allowed to use coefficients for any basic types of flaps (plain/split/slotted/Fowler etc), but since I'm ...
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How are flaps controlled?
I can understand what function(s) the flaps serve, but how are they controlled from an internal perspective? Does flipping the switch send signals to an electrical servo? Or is it hydraulics? How are ...
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Why are trailing-edge control surfaces usually split?
I've noticed on many military and commercial jets, the trailing edge control surfaces (ailerons and flaps) are separate from each other.
Why is this? Can't both serve the same function? It would save ...
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