Secondary Flight Controls

Slot

Slot opening in the wing or tail surface to provide control at low speeds. These slots are called fixed slot.

Slat

Slat is the piece that provide to extend forward of wing leading edge. Lifting force increases with slat.It provides you to fly at low speeds. The difference between the slot and Slat; slots is used during flights slat is used when needed.

Flap

The task of the flap by increasing surface curvature and the wing area of the aircraft at low speeds is to hold the air. Another task of flaps is to increase drag if necessary to slow down aircraft.

Flaperon

The electronic flight control systems are needed to use. F-16 can be given as examples.

In our next article we will cover the Spoiler