CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Passengers aboard a Cedar Rapids-bound airliner didn't panic as the flight prepared for a landing without flaps to slow the plane down. United Express Flight 5648 from ...

Wing flaps are movable surfaces located on the trailing edge of the wings and are typically deployed during specific phases of takeoff and landing. The majority of planes have these, whether jets or ...

One of the most influential cockpit levers on a jet’s take-off is the flap handle. Hinged panels at the wing’s trailing and leading edges transform a sleek airfoil into a low-speed lift sail.