Leading-edge Slats: Function & Design

Leading edge slats - Aircraft Development Advice fixed slot leading edge Leading edge slots are “fixed,” and the slot is actually cut through the basic airfoil If the slots are properly placed and contoured, then at fixed slot leading edge There are many combinations of slots and flaps available for use on airplanes For example, the arrangement on a Boeing 737 airplane uses a leading-edge slat

fire 138 slot This invention relates to leading edge arrangements for aircraft in which a slat provided forwardly of a fixed wing portion is movable