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Fowler flap

American  

noun

Aeronautics.

  1. a flap normally forming a part of the trailing edge of an airplane wing, capable of being moved backward and rotated downward in order to increase lift through increased camber and wing area.

Etymology

Origin of Fowler flap

Named after Harlan D. Fowler, 20th-century American aeronautical engineer

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