Every biplane I have played with in fs2002, has not had flaps(sopwith camel, dh chipmiunk, grumman f3f, and fairey swordfish). Do any biplanes have flaps? if no, then why not?
2007-10-28 08:20:14 · 6 answers · asked by Dan 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
construction problem. some of the WW1 biplanes even did not have the ailerons at all the wings.
they did not need flaps to lower their approach/landing speed. they were terribly slow already as they were.
most of the problems with that days planes was not the lack of lift, but rather the lack of thrust and rigidity of construction.
I suggest finding some data about An-2 Colt, Russian STOL agriculture aircraft. it is called lift factory. and it does have flaps :)
2007-10-28 09:44:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first flap (split flap) was patented by Orville Wright in 1922. So it wouldn't be possible for flaps to show up on any WWI biplanes.
Generally the high lift generated by biplanes made flaps less advantageous. However, there are some biplanes equipped with wing flaps. The Gloster Gladiator is one example.
2007-10-28 09:33:58 · answer #2 · answered by Kansas Engineer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flaps also lower the approach/stall speed, due to the greater lift. Most biplane aircraft have a very low stall speed, compared to monoplanes, so there's no need for the added mechanical complexity of flaps.
2007-10-28 09:01:56 · answer #3 · answered by jim 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The older biplanes didn't have flaps partly because they had not been developed yet. Generally they don't need them either because of the slow speeds they fly and the very low stall speeds they have.
A larger, faster plane needs to change the wing geometry to compensate for the wide range of speeds it flies at.
2007-10-28 17:11:22 · answer #4 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same wing that allows a heavy airliner to get off the ground and slow down enough to land safely would generate too much drag at very high speed. The flaps and leading edge devices on airliners make it possible for the wing area to change. A bigger wing for take off and landing and a smaller one for high speed cruise.
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Early, small, low speed,lite aircraft such as you mentioned are a whole different story.
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2007-10-28 13:11:59 · answer #5 · answered by ericbryce2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flaps help generate extra lift to help maneuver the plane,
being a biplane or triplane it doesn't need the extra lift due to the multiple wings.
2007-10-28 08:40:33 · answer #6 · answered by rssvss 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋