Although there are flaps and slats to create further lift, these features are less efficient when the airflow separates before the high-lift devices, like the upper part of the aircraft wings.

the pilot should pull the control column full aft and keep the wings level. The leading-edge slats will snap out at about 64 km/h (40 mph) and when the airplane slows to a forward speed of about ...

but an undiagnosed defect made the right wing sag in flight. Rodgers dubbed the airplane “Old Soggy No. 1.” In 1912, after boozing with friends in Fort Worth, Slats announced, “I’m going ...

A plane’s wing slats, according to an expert, are crucial to the function of the aircraft. “It just creates more lift and helps them to land the aircraft at a slower speed while not ...

"That airplane is fairly old and perhaps the part ... that Flight 354 was diverted because of an issue with a slat on the wing of the plane. It landed safely in Denver at 5:28 p.m. local time.

“United Flight 354 diverted to Denver yesterday afternoon to address an issue with the slat on the wing of the aircraft,” the airline said in a statement to NBC Boston. “The flight landed ...

“On Monday, United Flight 354 diverted to Denver to address an issue with the slat on the wing of the aircraft,” an airline spokesperson said. “The flight landed safely, and we arranged for ...

AND WITH THE WING COMING APART ON THE PLANE ... Steve Ganyard, a contributor to ABC News, says slats help the airplane fly more slowly and controllably. "What we're seeing there is the trailing ...