which way do flaps go on a plane when you steer left and right?

Question

flaps on a plane wing

Answer 1

Flaps dont go anywhere when you turn. I think what you are referring to are the ailerons. Flaps are used to allow slower flight during take-off and landing. When you turn left the left aileron moves up, forcing the left wing down. At the same time the right aileron moves down forcing the right wing up. Its reversed for a right turn

Answer 2

Flaps don't do anything when you turn or bank. Ailerons take care of that, with assistance from spoilerons on many larger aircraft. Spoilerons are on the top of the wing like the rest of the spoilers, towards the aileron. If you roll left: left aileron goes up, left spoileron moves up too if the plane has one, and right aileron moves down. Opposite rolling right. Flaps are for approach/ takeoff/ slow flight, and can only be used at slower speeds, different for each plane. Large planes have more than one set of flaps on each wing. A skew detection unit monitors the position of all flaps to prevent an unsafe condition where one may deploy farther than the others along with brakes to hold the flaps in position. Thats what is on CRJ's, most have skew detection, and they use electric motors, flexible drive shafts (about 1/4" around) and ballscrew actuators ( 2 on each flap). But remember different planes have different systems, I can't speak for the rest.

Answer 3

The flaps on an aircraft wing have no relationship to the direction of travel. They are the structures that are lowered from the underside of the wing and assist in producing extra lift during landing and take off.
On the wings are control surfaces known as ailerons. To bank to the left the port aileron (left-hand) is raised into the airflow and the starboard (right-hand) aileron is raised into the airflow and the aircraft banks (not turns) to left.
The rudder on an aircraft is fixed to the fin (the sticking up thing at the back). Moving the rudder to the right moves the aircraft into a right-hand tum and vice-versa

Answer 4

Flaps in airplanes are used to generate lift at slower speeds. Ailerons are the control surface used to bank the plane left, or right. The rudder is used to turn the craft, and prevent slippage. To make a turn you would turn the yolk in the desired direction, and push the corresponding rudder pedal to achieve a normal slipless turn.Your flaps should be retracted unless you are on an approach, or just took off.(depending on the weight class of the A/C) Try looking at www.aopa.org for more cool stuff!

Answer 5

If you want to turn left you drop the left wing by having the left aileron come up and the right go down. This action coupled with application of left rudder will turn the plane. The opposite is true if you want to turn right. The flaps are used strictly during takeoff and landing.

Answer 6

The flaps don't move when steering left or right, the ailerons do. When turning left, the left one comes up and the right one goes down. Vice versa for turning right.

Answer 7

Flaps are used to move the wings up and down rapidly to generate large amounts of lift to take off from a branch or twig. They are also used to turn the wings vertical to stop at the entrance to the nest.

Answer 8

Flaps on an aircraft are on the inside part of the wing and are designed to give lift and/or slow the aircraft.
Ailerons are designed to deflect the forces of air on the wing( aerofoil) either up or down by one side going up and the other going down ie if turning left the left side will go up and right side down pushing the left wing down and left up.
Then the rest is down to rudder.

Answer 9

Well if they are flaps only they stay up during manoeuvres to the left or right this is done by the ailerons.

However if they are flatirons they will move in concert with the ailerons to give enhanced role control

Answer 10

Flaps don't move during a turn, but ailerons move for making a turn, for turning right, the right aileron goes up and the left goes down and the other way for turning to the left