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An American Aviation AA-1 Yankee showing its wing trailing edge with aileron (deployed downwards) and flap while being refuelled

The trailing edge of a wing is the rear edge of the wing, where the airflow separated by the leading edge rejoins after passing over and under the top and bottom surfaces of the wing.^[1]

Equipment that may be attached to the trailing edge of an aircraft's wing includes:

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^ Crane, Dale: Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition, page 521. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997. ISBN 1-56027-287-2

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