ORIGINAL: highhorse
Split flaps create more lift than a simple hinged flap (aileron) for the same surface area. When using ''aileron'' in that config you essentially have a split flap acting in opposite directions on each wingtip rather than an aileron as we know them.
Do I get a cookie, or perhaps a star on my test to show mom when I come home?
Don.
Never thought of it that way but I get the idea. Guess I still don't understand why a split flap creates more lift than a "simple" flap. I need a layman's explanation before you get the cookie.
Craig