Question About Flaps

[vdomini]

Originally Posted by bobswar

Hi fellas, just got back into this game and Ive made the big leap up to Sim.
Can anyone tell me what the differences between the settings of the flaps?
Raised , Combat & Pulsed (this one im not too sure about cos Ive noticed alot of planes have only the first two)

Any help would be much appreciated

In real and in simpe words it works like this: An aircraft's lift capabilities can be measured from the following formula:

L = (1/2) d v^2 s CL

where:

* L = Lift, which must equal the airplane's weight in pounds

* d = density of the air. This will change due to altitude. These values can be found in a I.C.A.O. Standard Atmosphere Table.

* v = velocity of an aircraft expressed in feet per second

* s = the wing area of an aircraft in square feet

* CL = Coefficient of lift , which is determined by the type of airfoil and angle of attack.


That's mean that you can obtain the same lift factor by lowering speed and increasing wings area.

Lowering the FLAPS, is like increasing wing area ( s in the formula ), lowering your stall speed but also increasing aerodynamic drag.

HAVE FUN!