flap
20
5.9
- noun
- /flæp/
- Specialized
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flap (aeronáutico)
- Conventional aircraft direct their flight with movable flaps on the trailing edges of their wings and tail.
- wing flaps
- flaps and slots
- split flap
So once we slow the airplane down to flap speed, we can deploy the flaps.
- So once we slow the airplane down to flap speed, we can deploy the flaps.
- What the pilots do is they they they up the flaps on the tail wings.
- You need to drop the flaps, you know, get below certain airspeed, drop the landing gear.
- Four large wing flaps take up most of the side edges of the paper.
Examples
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By the 1920s, flaps and slots began making an appearance on commercial aircraft.
Academic text (2003) -
By maneuvering the split flap, a pilot could increase lift or drag.
Academic text (2003) -
Put down 30 degrees of flap.
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For the uninitiated, the flap is a high lift device used for slow speed flights.
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During landing, the pilots adjusted the flap to increase lift and ensure a smooth touchdown.
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The instructor explained that a flap is essential for providing additional lift at lower speeds during takeoff.
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Aircraft utilize a flap to modify their aerodynamic properties and improve performance in flight.
Synonyms
A part under a plane wing that moves down to give more lift and slow the plane when landing
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
1
3.5
A piece of cloth that covers a pocket opening to keep things safe and make the pocket look neater
- Specialized
A part under a plane wing that moves down to give more lift and slow the plane when landing
How Extended
- Specialized
- Specialized
20
5.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flap for the aircraft part is called that because it moves like a bird's wing and changes the air under the wing. So flaps help a plane lift or slow down during takeoff and landing by changing how the wing works.