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Here is a closer examination of the wing slats. A quick explanation is that the air flows upwards through the slot from under the wing. The air then flows faster when it joins the air above the wing. When air flows faster, in theory, it creates more lift. The advantage that slat-equipped aircraft have is that the aircraft's speed does not have to change greatly in order to create more lift.



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