Simple Flying

JUNE 14, 2025

One of the most influential cockpit levers on a jet’s take-off is the flap handle. Increasing camber, flaps propel an airliner to lift off at lower speeds, trading a little drag for a lot of lift. Hinged panels at the wing’s trailing and leading edges transform a sleek airfoil into a low-speed lift sail.

Camber 64

Camber Airfoil Lift Drag 64

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 6, 2025

Frequent inspections should be made of aircraft exhaust manifold-type heating systems to minimize the possibility of: exhaust gases leaking into the cockpit. Frost will change the camber of the wing, increasing its lifting capability. When supercooled rain drops fall onto a freezing collecting surface.

Weather 105

Weather Camber Lift NOTAMs 105

Pilot Institute

JUNE 4, 2025

Like in a conventional aircraft, youll still have a yoke or stick in the cockpit to control pitch and roll. Upward Deflection : Raising both elevons decreases the camber of the wing. Downward Deflection : When the elevons are lowered, the camber increases. But how do elevons help you do this?

Tail 52

Tail Airplanes Weight-Shift-Control Drag 52

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The pilot is able to control the aircrafts roll by turning the control yoke or sidestick in the cockpit. The asymmetry between the top and bottom surface of the wing is called wing camber. The downward movement of the aileron increases the asymmetry and, therefore, the camber while raising the aileron reduces the wing camber.

Aileron 90

Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90