The 5 Types of Flaps Explained

The slats increase the wing's camber and introduce a slot Selecting flaps 1 on an Airbus moves both the slats and flaps to the first

Depending on the type of aircraft, the flaps run on racks or rails in a series controlled by the pilot Fowler flaps sometimes also have slots, and are known as

single slot adjustable shelf brackets 2, similarly, allows the flow to pass through three slots while allowing flap deflections about 80° The slotted flaps may

single slot shelf brackets This roughly represents the root section of a Cessna 172 wing I selected the single slot flap-type to represent the 172's flap design I