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Surfaces that extend from the wings to increase lift, allowing flight at slower speeds (such as for takeoff and landing).

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Why retract flaps at go-around?

As I understand the procedure for go-around it includes retracting the flaps. Why is this? … Retracting flaps introduces one more thing to do under sometimes stressful conditions. Speed is low during landing and by retracting flaps you give away safety margin for lift. …