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Their are two items on a airplanes wing that can slow down the aircraft. One is that flaps located on the back of the wing changing the shape of the wing creating more air pressure on the bottom of the wing creating lift. Second their is spoilers or airbrakes on the top of the wing that decrease lift and increase drag causing the plane to slow.

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