How do the Bf-109 slats work?

[Marcomies]

I'm not asking why/what the slats are there or how they affect the plane. I'm interested in how they function mechanically.

 

How does the plane detect that AoA is big enough for deploying slats? Are they operated hydraulically, electrically or by some other mean?

 

It would be interesting to know since automatic slats seem pretty high tech for 1930's.

[=LD=Hethwill]

It is a simple surface that opens if pressure changes and turbulence is generated by both AoA of notable difference in low and high pressure high and low on the wing. Nothing fancy, pure physics at work.

 

But i'm sure some guys around can add way more to this.

[Marcomies]

Do you mean that the slats are pressed open by the airflow/turbulence between wing and the slat when pressure difference between upper and lower wing area generates a force that is larger than the force from air pressing against the front of the slat? So the slat is basically just a free moving bit on rails without anything fancy to it?

[DB605]

http://109lair.hobbyvista.com/techref/systems/control/slats/slats.htm

Edited December 4, 2013 by DB605

[Marcomies]

http://109lair.hobbyvista.com/techref/systems/control/slats/slats.htm

 

Good link, thanks!

[DB605]

Good link, thanks!

 

Your welcome Link to main page, not updated in last few years but still lots of interesting stuff: http://109lair.hobbyvista.com/index1024.htm

Another great page if not already familiar to you: http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/articles/109myths/

[=LD=Hethwill]

Thanks for the link DB605.

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