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 The F-14 has three different types of lift augmentation on the wings. Flaps, Auxiliary Flaps and Slats.
-Maneuvering flaps and slats are automatically activated by the CADC to improve performance at high AoA and lower speeds. The
+Maneuvering flaps and slats are automatically activated by the CADC to improve performance at high AoA and lower speeds. The maneuvering flaps are disabled when wings are swept outside of the permissible region for flap or slat deployment.
-Maneuvering flaps are disabled when wings are swept outside of the permissible region for flap or slat deployment.
 In the picture the slats are at the front, the spoilers on the top, and the flaps at the back. The auxiliary flaps are next to the fuselage and the main flaps are behind and below the spoilers.