摘要 |
<p>Described is a brake flap for an aircraft, which brake flap, for the purpose of delaying the aircraft, can be set at an angle relative to the airstream flowing around it, wherein the flap (20) comprises a free edge (21) which when set at an angle is spaced apart from the exterior skin of the aircraft, and generates an edge vortex in the airstream flowing around said aircraft. According to the invention the free edge (21) comprises a number of individual edge sections (22) that divide the edge vortex into a number of partial vortices.</p> |