Explore: Trailing Edges

exerted by the sharp trailing edge of an aerofoil on the circulation.” Other sharp-edged surfaces that are attached to the trailing edges of wings or control

aircraft wing at a given weight. Flaps are usually mounted on the wing trailing edges of a fixed-wing aircraft. Flaps are used to reduce the take-off distance

edge and trailing edge of an aerofoil cross section parallel to the direction of the airflow. The chord length is the distance between the trailing edge

one leading-edge extension (LRX) and five trailing edge control surfaces on each wing (including two split flap rudders at outboard wing edges), multiple

The Gurney flap (or wickerbill) is a small tab projecting from the trailing edge of a wing. Typically it is set at a right angle to the pressure-side

intended to operate within a wide range of speeds. Trailing-edge flap systems running along the trailing edge of the wing are common on all aircraft. Types

that is applicable to solid bodies with sharp corners, such as the trailing edges of airfoils. It is named for German mathematician and aerodynamicist

The Wright brothers used wing warping, a technique where the outer trailing edges of the wing were manipulated to control the roll. However, this technique

"biconvex airfoils" respectively), with very sharp leading and trailing edges. The sharp edges prevent the formation of a detached bow shock in front of the

581:Left Wing Trailing Edge, Outbd Aileron And Control Tab 582:Left Wing Trailing Edge Outbd Flap And Spoilers No1 - No4 583:Left Wing Trailing Edge, Inbd Aileron