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Old 24th Jul 2016, 20:12
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Bluescan
 
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Hi Issac,
I agree with your conclusion.

The main effect of the LE flap is to increase critical AoA and CLmax by delaying flow separation. In addition, some additional lift is created at lower angles due to the increased camber.

A slat, however, only re-energise the boundary layer and therefore does not help at low AoA.

Edit:
Found this picture at theairlinepilots.com
Last edited by Bluescan; 24th Jul 2016 at 20:16. Reason: Found an illustration on Google :-)
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