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Old 12-03-2012, 08:29 AM
NZtyphoon NZtyphoon is offline
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Originally Posted by Crumpp View Post
Right.

Obviously folks do not understand how the LE devices work. Many people would benefit from reading chapter 19 of a book called "Stick and Rudder" by Wolfgang Langewiesche.

It would eliminate all the stupid arguments on these boards.
Obviously slats are merely another aerodynamic device which help improve flight characteristics, as are fixed slots, saw-tooths, flap blowing etc etc - nothing magic, nothing worth making a song and dance routine over. One wonders what the 109 would have been like to fly without the slats.

Last edited by NZtyphoon; 12-03-2012 at 08:38 AM.