Slotted flaps (Airplanes)
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found: Work cat.: Wenzinger, C.J. Wind-tunnel investigation of an N.A.C.A. 23021 airfoil with various arrangements of slotted flaps, 1940.
found: Academic Press dictionary of science and technology, 1992(slotted flap; aviation; a flap that, when depressed, exposes a slot and increases air flow between itself and the rear edge of the wing)
found: Chambers dictionary of science and technology, 1999(slotted flap; [aeronautics] trailing-edge flap which opens a slot between itself and the main aerofoil as it is lowered or extended)
found: Wikipedia, May 22, 2007(Flap (aircraft); slotted flap; slot (or gap) between the flap and the wing enables high pressure air from below the wing to re-energize the boundary layer over the flap; this helps the airflow to stay attached to the flap, delaying the stall)
notfound: NASA thesaurus (Online), May 22, 2007;McGraw-Hill dictionary of scientific and technical terms, 2003
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2007-05-24: new
2007-08-28: revised
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