"I always use flaps for climb. I get more lift that way." Some would call this statement perfectly logical, because flaps do increase lift and increased lift certainly ought to make an airplane climb ...

Wing flaps are movable surfaces located on the trailing edge of the wings and are typically deployed during specific phases of takeoff and landing. The majority of planes have these, whether jets or ...

Boeing has developed a solution to curtail the buffeting of the inboard flaps of the 747-8F at the maximum flap. The final fix, which resulted in a modification of the outboard main landing gear doors ...