Airplane Wing Aileron Flaps. Learn to fly.

When air flows around the wings of an airplane, it generates the force called LIFT that helps the airplane fly.
WINGS are contoured to take maximum advantage of this force.
The wings may be attached at the top, middle, or lower portion of the fuselage.
These designs are referred to as highwing, midwing, and lowwing.



Attached to the rear, or trailing, edges of the wings are two types of control surfaces, AILERONS and FLAPS.
AILERONS extend from about the midpoint of each wing outward.
They move in opposite directions to create aerodynamic forces that cause the airplane to turn.
FLAPS extend outward from the fuselage, to the midpoint of each wing.
The flaps are normally flush with the wing´s surface during cruising flight.
When extended, the flaps moce together downward to increase the lifting force of the wing for takeoffs and landings.