Re: What should the flap postions be while taking off?

[Shi Jin]

Thanks.
Then during take-off, do the aileron and the flap use the same angle?

On Thu, 09 Jan 2003 11:03:05 +0100, DAN wrote:

> Shi Jin wrote:
>
>>I want to make sure I have the correct understanding the functions of the
>>flops on the wing and the elevators on the stabilizer.
>>The flops on the wing is used to change the plane's angle around the
>>longitudinal axis while the elevator controls the pitch angle.
>
> Nope. The flaps are used to change the camber of the wing, hence the lift coeff.
> The ailerons (also on the wing, just farther out) control roll.

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"Shi Jin" > wrote:

>Thanks.
>Then during take-off, do the aileron and the flap use the same angle?
>
>On Thu, 09 Jan 2003 11:03:05 +0100, DAN wrote:
>
>> Shi Jin wrote:
>>
>>>I want to make sure I have the correct understanding the functions of the
>>>flops on the wing and the elevators on the stabilizer.
>>>The flops on the wing is used to change the plane's angle around the
>>>longitudinal axis while the elevator controls the pitch angle.
>>
>> Nope. The flaps are used to change the camber of the wing, hence the lift coeff.
>> The ailerons (also on the wing, just farther out) control roll.

He's also asking about the elevators on the horizontal
stabilizer, they do control the angle of attack of the wing Shi
Jin.
--

-Gord.

[Frank May]

Flap position depends on a/c type & type of takeoff, ie, normal, short
field or soft field. Some a/c do have ailerons that droop a few degrees
as well.