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landing flap - a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing

flaps, flap - a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag

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It was only as the aircraft approached 500 ft that the commander became concerned and prompted the co-pilot to make the landing flap selection.

Cargo plane is forced to abort landing; Problems with auotpilot

One, carrying two hydrogen bombs, reported an oil leak in its left landing flap. Hours later, during an in-flight refueling, a funnel broke off the plane's tank and fuel began pouring from its right wing.

Leadership needed to take on nuclear beast

For certain aircraft this amendment requires a conversion of the aircraft configuration or modification of the warning horn system of the landing gear and revision of the AFM to specify flaps 10 degrees as a normal landing flap configuration.

The US FAA proposes new airworthiness directives

Thomson Airways flight TOM6555 from Tenerife was approaching Cardiff during the early hours of Saturday morning when the pilot told his passengers there was a problem with the landing flaps.

'There was a real chance of dying - it was awful'

Thomson Airways flight TOM6555 from Tenerife was approaching Cardiff during the early hours of Saturday morning when the pilot told the people on board there was a problem with the landing flaps.

Terrified holidaymakers tell of jet's emergency landing drama

Flight TOM6555 from Tenerife was approaching Cardiff during the early hours of yesterday when the pilot told passengers there was a problem with the landing flaps.

'THERE WAS A VERY REAL CHANCE OF DYING' Passenger tells of horror after pilot is forced to make emergency landing

On the next pass, I directed my student to go to landing flaps on the downwind.

Deer in the landing lights