A slat is an aerodynamic surface on the leading edge of the wing of a fixed-wing aircraft. When retracted, the slat lies flush with the rest of the wing...

A leading-edge slat is an aerodynamic surface running spanwise just ahead of the wing leading edge. It creates a leading edge slot between the slat and...

to the leading-edge slat and the Krueger flap, but with the difference that the entire leading edge section rotates downwards, whereas the slat and Krueger...

one or more of the following: Leading edge boots Leading edge cuffs Leading edge extensions Leading edge slats Leading edge slots Krueger flaps Stall strips...

the probable cause of the accident was a mechanical failure of a leading-edge slat under inappropriate manipulation and the captain's untimely action...

Similar, but retractable, leading-edge devices are called slats. When the slat opens, it creates a slot between the slat and the remainder of the wing;...

through the atmosphere. Circulation control wing High-lift device Leading-edge slat Perkins, Courtland; Hage, Robert (1949). Airplane performance, stability...

Look up slat in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Slat, slats, or SLAT may refer to: Leading-edge slat, an aerodynamic surface on the leading edge of the...

devices as wing fences and drooping ailerons. Leading-edge droop flap Leading-edge slat Strake (aeronautics) Crane, Dale: Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms...

lines that lock the wing's leading-edge slats in place and damaged a 3-foot (0.9 m) section of the left wing's leading edge. Aerodynamic forces acting...