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Fowler flap

Fowler flap noun: a split flap that slides backwards before hinging downward, thereby increasing first chord, then camber. It may or may not form part of the upper surface of the wing.

Noun

Fowler flap (plural Fowler flaps)

  1. A split flap that slides backwards before hinging downward, thereby increasing first chord, then camber. It may or may not form part of the upper surface of the wing.

Forms of Fowler flap

pluralFowler flaps

Origin of Fowler flap

Invented by Harlan D. Fowler in 1924.

Questions about Fowler flap

What does Fowler flap mean?
Fowler flap means a split flap that slides backwards before hinging downward, thereby increasing first chord, then camber. It may or may not form part of the upper surface of the wing.
What part of speech is Fowler flap?
Fowler flap is a noun.
What is the plural of Fowler flap?
The plural of Fowler flap is Fowler flaps.

Words near Fowler flap in the dictionary

  1. fowl-runs
  2. fowle
  3. fowled
  4. fowler
  5. Fowler dead space
  6. Fowler flap
  7. Fowler flaps
  8. Fowler process
  9. Fowler's
  10. Fowler's method
  11. Fowler's position

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