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Title: A question on the 109s slats...
Post by: Vudak on March 08, 2005, 09:18:02 AM
I tried doing a search on the 109s slats (ok, not a very thorough one, just "slats") and didn't come up with much.

Can anyone tell me what they're there for?  Are they a warning device, do they affect performance in some way that can be maximized for gain, etc?

Right now it just feels like they make me all wobbly.
Title: A question on the 109s slats...
Post by: StarOfAfrica2 on March 08, 2005, 11:55:47 AM
They come out when you are approaching a stall, and allow you to keep control just a little bit longer than you could without them.  Best discussion you can read on it is in this thread (very long).



http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=133497

The discussion is still ongoing in the Aircraft and Vehicles forum.
Title: A question on the 109s slats...
Post by: Vudak on March 08, 2005, 02:17:12 PM
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Originally posted by StarOfAfrica2
They come out when you are approaching a stall, and allow you to keep control just a little bit longer than you could without them.  Best discussion you can read on it is in this thread (very long).



http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=133497

The discussion is still ongoing in the Aircraft and Vehicles forum.


Thanks for the help there!
Title: A question on the 109s slats...
Post by: Panzzer on March 08, 2005, 04:36:21 PM
The slats increase the wing lift, thus increasing the climb speed (fpm, not mph). Oh, well, English isn't my first language, so I won't go into details.. But go here (http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/flap.html) to read more about the principles. SA2's link was good read also, or you could google something for "Messerschmitt slats", there should be some useful pages.
Title: Panzzer
Post by: RSLQK186 on March 08, 2005, 08:54:48 PM
Your English reads better than 50% of the posts I've seen.
Title: A question on the 109s slats...
Post by: wetrat on March 10, 2005, 11:23:10 AM
Your english is much better than some of the yanklish we get on these boards :D