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{{Short description|Device increasing the lift of the wing at low speed (take-off and landing)}}
'''Slats''' are [[aerodynamic]] surfaces on the leading edge of the [[wing]] of a [[fixed-wing aircraft]] which, when deployed, allow the wing to operate at a higher [[angle of attack]]. A higher coefficient of lift is produced as a result of angle of attack and speed, so by deploying slats an aircraft can fly at slower speeds, or take off and land in shorter distances. They are used during takeoff and landing or while performing low speed maneuvers which may take the aircraft close to a [[stall (flight)|stall]]
Slats are [[high-lift device]]s used on high-speed turbojet aircraft. Trailing-edge [[flap (aeronautics)|flap]] systems running along the trailing edge of the wing are common on all aircraft.
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