Planes use flaps to land and to take off. So why do they retract them while they are on the ground, ie why not just leave them deployed? 1.77K viewsJanuary 3, 2024 Question90.94K June 3, 2019 0 Comments Planes use flaps to land and to take off. So why do they retract them while they are on the ground, ie why not just leave them deployed? In: Engineering 8 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted June 3, 2019 0 Comments Less possibility of foreign object damage from ground based things getting into the wings/flap mechanisms. The settings for the flaps are different for takeoff as well as landing, so some adjustment is going to have to take place anyway. You are viewing 1 out of 8 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
Latest Answers