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CHAPTER 4  III  The Wing: Particulars of Flight  47



























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                                       B
                           Figure 4-5 • The long broad, somewhat tapered wing of a great blue heron as seen from above (A) and from in front (B).




























                    Figure 4-6 • A jet airliner on its final approach has deployed both its leading edge slats and trailing edge flaps to increase its lift so that it
                    may reduce its thrust and thus decrease its landing speed.








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