found: Work cat.: Wentz, W.H. Effectiveness of spoilers on the GA(W)-1 airfoil with a high performance Fowler flap, 1975.
found: Chambers dictionary of science and technology, 1999(Fowler flap - [aeronautics] - A high-lift trailing edge flap that slides backward as it moves downward, thereby increasing the wing area, also leaving a slot between its leading edge and the wing when fully extended)
found: Wikipedia, via WWW, July 24, 2006(flap (aircraft) ... types of flap systems include: Fowler flap -- slides backwards before hinging downwards, thereby increasing both camber and chord, creating a larger wing surface better tuned for lower speeds)
found: Aviation glossary, via WWW, July 24, 2006(Fowler flap -- Trademark name of a split-flap attached to a wing through a system of tracks and rollers to roll the flap backward and downward, increasing the wing area)
notfound: NASA thesaurus (Online), July 24, 2006;McGraw-Hill dictionary of scientific and technical terms, 2003;Academic Press dictionary of science and technology, 1992.
