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List of fixed-wing aircraft without flaps
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On modern aircraft, flaps refer to flight control surfaces on the trailing edge of the aircraft's wing, used to decrease an aircraft's speed through increased drag, as well as increase lift, allowing for controlled flight at slower speeds. The Wright Brothers' first aircraft didn't use flaps for flight control they used wing-warping. Flaps are also used to control the aircraft, including turning, diving, and climbing. Flaps are present on most aircraft produced; below is a list of notable aircraft without flaps present. *American Champion Citabria , 1964, U.S. *Atlas Carver *Atlas Cheetah *Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow *Avro Vulcan, 1953, U.K. *Convair B-58 Hustler, 1956, U.S., *Concorde 1969, U.K./France *Eurofighter Typhoon, 1994, European consortium *Extra 300 1968, Germany *F-102 *F-106 *F-117A *FLAVIIR (Flapless Air Vehicle Integrated Industrial Research) UAV prototype; uses thrust vectoring for control *HAL Tejas *IAI Kfir *IAI Lavi *Mirage family (except for the Mirage F1) * *Pitts Special *Rafale *Saab fighters (Saab 35 Draken, Saab JA37 Viggen, JAS 39 Gripen) *Su-26 *Tu-144 See Also
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