For many pilots, wing flaps are those things we only use in the pattern; we deploy them at regular intervals when the airspeed is in the white arc as we fly a traffic pattern. Some airplanes require ...

One of the most influential cockpit levers on a jet’s take-off is the flap handle. Hinged panels at the wing’s trailing and leading edges transform a sleek airfoil into a low-speed lift sail.

Wing flaps are movable surfaces located on the trailing edge of the wings and are typically deployed during specific phases of takeoff and landing. The majority of planes have these, whether jets or ...