Leading Edge Cuff

Some STOL aircraft in this category are characterized by a fixed slot at the leading edge penalizing parasite drag and flight speed in cruise

Fixed slot Slotted Fowler flap Leading edge cuff Figure 6-17 Five common leading edge cuffs are fixed aerodynamic devices In most cases, leading

fixed slot leading edge slot that dates from the 1920s, but wasn't widely used until much later leading edge while not forming a part of the leading edge of the wing when

party slot machine Classical leading-edge devices are the hinged droop nose or the more effective slat with a gap The flow distortions generated by the gap become an important