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slat
- Definição1
- A secondary control on an airplane that allows the airplane to fly at a high angle of attack without stalling. A slat is a section of the leading edge of the wing mounted on curved tracks. These tracks move into and out of the wing on rollers. In flight at low angles of attack, the air pressure on the wing holds the slat in, and it forms the leading edge of the wing. At a high angle of attack, aerodynamics forces pull the slat forward on its tracks, and it forms a duct that forces the air down onto the top of the wing to keep it from stalling.
- Fonte1
- CRANE, Dale (ed.). Dictionary of aeronautical terms. 2nd ed. Renton: ASA, 1991.
- Fonte2
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Aircraft Operations: Flight Procedures. Volume 1. 5th ed. Montreal, 2010 (Doc 8168).
- Contexto
- At the prescribed maximum altitude (900 m (3 000 ft) above aerodrome elevation), the aircraft is accelerated and the flaps/slats are retracted on schedule while maintaining a positive rate of climb, to complete the transition to normal en-route climb speed.
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- Aircraft Structure
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