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Originally Posted by Crumpp
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.
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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.