How do Flaps Work? | How to Use Flaps During Landing

How do Flaps Work? | How to Use Flaps During Landing | Flaps Up Landing

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FlightInsight

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@Eokoi 8 ай бұрын

I'm playing flight simulator, and I needed some insight. Thanks!

@luiscayetano1102 7 ай бұрын

What kind of sim u got?

@Syed_zada01 3 ай бұрын

I have airline commander on mobile Android@@luiscayetano1102

@noobmaster1231 2 ай бұрын

@@luiscayetano1102 A KEYBOARD, A JOYSTICK AND A HOPES AND DREAMS XD

@vaibhawkr3904 Ай бұрын

same

@Jet-Pack 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Finally someone says it correctly, we use flaps for the same lift at lower speeds. We do not need more lift than our current weight.

@djwashx Жыл бұрын

So never heard the word camber another of the millions things to learn and I've watched alot of videos on this subject thanks for the way you explain things!!!!!!!!!!

@odkonyamjav4219 20 күн бұрын

Perfect explanation thank you

@Noodlyk18 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Side note, you sound like Sam Harris, almost thought it was an AI voice mimicking him for a second

@hmabboud 9 ай бұрын

Great video!

@nikkidearn2474 19 күн бұрын

Airplanes are amazing machines.

@AlanTheBest97 7 ай бұрын

Genuíne question: Could you raise the flaps during a float (when the aircraft is floating on gound effect) to force it down through the ground effect in a case where you feel you have been floating for too long and is loosing runway? Because raising the flaps would result in lesslift thus slowly sinking the plane untill touchdown?

@unidentified5390 5 ай бұрын

Hi I’m a pilot and I have a response to your question. Raising the flaps during the landing float to force the aircraft down is generally not recommended and is not a standard procedure. Here's why: 1.Abrupt Change in Lift and Drag-Raising the flaps reduces lift significantly and increases the stall speed. This sudden change can cause a hard landing, potentially damaging the aircraft and causing discomfort or injury to passengers. 2)Stability and Control Issues-Raising the flaps during the float can affect the aircraft's stability and control. The pilot might have difficulty maintaining a smooth descent and controlled touchdown. 3.Runway Safety-While it might seem that reducing lift quickly will help the aircraft settle onto the runway, the risk of a hard landing or losing control could outweigh the benefits. It's safer to go around if there is a risk of running out of runway. Standard Procedures - Go-Around-The standard and safest procedure if you find yourself floating too long and running out of runway is to execute a go-around. This involves applying full power, stabilizing the aircraft, retracting the flaps as per the aircraft’s procedure, and climbing out to attempt another landing. - Proper Approach Speed and Technique Ensuring you have the correct approach speed and descent rate can help prevent prolonged floating. Approaching too fast is a common cause of excessive floating. Exceptions In very specific and controlled scenarios, such as in some bush flying techniques with experienced pilots and in suitable aircraft, minor flap adjustments might be used during landing. However, this is not common practice in commercial aviation or general flying for safety reasons. In conclusion, while theoretically raising the flaps might help to reduce lift and end a prolonged float, the potential risks make it an unsafe practice compared to the recommended procedure of going around and setting up for another approach.

@AlanTheBest97 5 ай бұрын

@@unidentified5390 Thanks for the response friend. I'm taking my comercial pilot license, I had this on my mind but I feel my CFI is a bit paranoid about safety and doesnt let me try out some stuff with the plane. I know he is being a good pro and would never let me put myself (and him) in danger though. But still I wish he let me do these things just to know what it feels like.

@jamescaley9942 2 жыл бұрын

How are you better protected from stalling? Yes the stall speed will be lower but so will the critical angle of attack. When you factor in turning is the window for stalling really increased?

@flightinsight9111 2 жыл бұрын

protected in the sense that the stall speed is lower. 'Protected' might not be the best word as yes, as you mentioned critical angle reduces with flaps (not commonly known!). Even in a turn though, stall speed is lower with flaps than without.

@MaxPower-zs7we 5 ай бұрын

I will stall on final at 50kts but with flaps I won’t stall; therefore I’m protected by stalling while using flaps

@platinumsky845 2 ай бұрын

Another thing that wasn't touched on in this video is that certain flaps like the ones on airliners that separate from the wing and create a gap will allow air flow between the airfoil and the flap which helps prevent the separation that causes stalling at higher angles of attack.

@yxhankun 5 ай бұрын

why the bottom plane still moving when it is using flap bleed excess energy? U have mentioned the top one does not use flaps n both of them are 80 knots.

@hg2. 6 ай бұрын

Well done. Thanks.

@isalokhat8671 Жыл бұрын

4:59 is when he explains

@brunogt1982 2 жыл бұрын

Great video 👍🏼

@jjeeqq Жыл бұрын

are landing flaps at center of mass or behind of it?

@bangad8722 8 ай бұрын

It depends. But mostly in front/leading edge

@xaviermendes8394 2 жыл бұрын

Please make a video on a computer flight plan which explains etops in details and a separate video of a computer flight plan explaining drift down in detail.

@flightinsight9111 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea. Here is a video on completing a navlog which you may find helpful kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6LCl5t_bK2UbLs

@xaviermendes8394 2 жыл бұрын

@@flightinsight9111 thanks a lot. Really appreciate 🙏

@adamrameli1990 2 жыл бұрын

Cool

@binli448 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know why a lot people who saying flap helps increase the rate of descent without increasing airspeed Q: my instructor told me that drop last flap will helps Aircraft increase rate of descent? I don't think so ( I told my instructor that i fell drop 2nd flap and reduce power that will get more rate of descent to catch glideslope) I need help please

@platinumsky845 2 ай бұрын

They're correct, imagine two cars have to make it down a very tall Hill, one of them doesn't have any brakes and the other one does. The car without brakes would need such a shallow slope downwards to avoid going too fast that it would take a long time for it to make it to the bottom, whereas the car with brakes could make it down a much steeper slope without gaining excess speed and because of that steeper slope can make it to the bottom faster even though it's traveling at the same speed as the other.

@HoundDogMech 2 жыл бұрын

I am so glad you say that a wing creates LIFT by Angle of Aback (AOA) not Low air pressure created by air moving faster over the top Curved surface of the Wing. You did in a scenes but not directly that Leading Flaps Increase RATE of DESCENT without increasing SPEED. i.e you can fly Slower with Landing FLAPS.

@kulwinderkaur780 9 ай бұрын

3:23

@yousefedris3701 7 ай бұрын

wow

@Levinonaprayer 11 ай бұрын

Lift isn’t produced by directing air down

@MaxPower-zs7we 5 ай бұрын

You’re stuck in the 1700s 😂 imagine still thinking lift is because the plane is sucked upwards in the current year

@platinumsky845 2 ай бұрын

You're actually incorrect, while the Bernoulli principle does create some lift, especially during cruising, especially in relation to flaps. The majority of lift is created by Newton's third law through the movement of air downwards across the airfoil and flaps.

@platinumsky845 2 ай бұрын

@@MaxPower-zs7we while the majority of lift during takeoff and descent when flaps are typically used is due to Newton's third law in relation to the air being directed downwards, typically at cruising speeds, the majority of your lift is created by Bernoulli's principal due to the lower angle of attack, but as to which one is creating the majority of lift, it depends on a lot of factors including air foil, design, AirSpeed, flight conditions, and much more. So yes, I do believe that suction is a contributing factor because that's what the physics and engineering says.