Leading edge devices that hinge forward and down from the lower surface. Krueger flaps are leading-edge devices that deploy forward and downward from the wing's lower surface, increasing camber and CLmax.

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Krueger flaps are:

Trailing edge devices

Spoiler variants

Leading edge devices that hinge forward and down from the lower surface

Found only on propeller aircraft

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