slotted leading edge
1slotted flaps — A type of trailing edge flap. These may be single, double, or triple slotted. They form a slot(s) between their leading edge and the inside of the flap well in the wing. The resultant airflow helps to control the boundary layer, resulting in… …
2slotted aileron — An aileron whose leading edge is shaped so that the slot between it and the wing improves the flow over its upper surface when the aileron is deflected downward. See slot (ii) …
3triple slotted flap — A type of high lift device to reduce the takeoff or landing speed by changing the lift characteristics of a wing during the takeoff or landing phases. Triple slotted flaps extend downward and rearward away from the wing in three sections. The… …
4airplane — /air playn /, n. 1. a heavier than air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. 2. any similar heavier than air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter. Also …
5Slats — is also a nickname for Australian cricketer Michael Slater, and NHL executive Glen Sather 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… …
6McDonnell Douglas DC-9 — DC 9 A New York Air DC 9 32, 1983 Role Airliner …
7Deflected slipstream — is an approach to creating an aircraft that can take off and land vertically (VTOL), or at least with a very short runway (STOL). The basic principle is to deflect the slipstream from one or more propellers approximately 90 degrees, to create an… …
8Vought F4U Corsair — F4U Corsair An F4U 5NL, previously of the Honduran Air Force, at the Geneseo Airshow, with air intercept radar pod on right wing Role …
9McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet — F 18 redirects here. For the unstable isotope of Fluorine, see Fluorine 18. F/A 18 Hornet A U.S. Marine Corps F/A 18C …
10F4U Corsair — Infobox Aircraft name= F4U Corsair caption= An F4U 5NL, previously of the Honduran Air Force, at the Geneseo Airshow, with air intercept radar pod on right wing type= Carrier capable fighter aircraft national origin = United States manufacturer …
