Fowler flap

noun

A split flap that slides backwards before hinging downward, thereby increasing first chord, then camber. It may or may not form part of the upper surface of the wing.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounFowler flap (plural Fowler flaps)

plural Fowler flaps

  1. aeronauticsA split flap that slides backwards before hinging downward, thereby increasing first chord, then camber. It may or may not form part of the upper surface of the wing.

Origin

Invented by Harlan D. Fowler in 1924.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Fowler flap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fowler%20flap

MLA

“Fowler flap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fowler%20flap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fowler flap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fowler%20flap.

Source: Fowler flap on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.