By: Arabella-Cox - 22nd November 2011 at 12:17
Have a look at them when the flaps are fully open on landing. You get a good view of the aforementioned tracks/mechanism.
By: efiste2 - 21st November 2011 at 23:17
Great answer thank you….;)
By: Cking - 21st November 2011 at 21:32
They are fairings that cover the flap tracks and flap drive mechanism. They are sometimes called “Canoe fairings”. They are made of fibre glass composite and do not contain fuel. The middle fairing in this picture also contains one of the fuel dump pipes. You can dispatch an aircraft with one of them missing but you do get a fuel burn penalty if you do.
Rgds Cking
Sign In
November 21, 2011 at 8:14 pm
