Why flaps can deflect up to 25°+ without stalling the wings? According to this graph,plain flaps have their highest Cl at about 2 and stalls at about 15°,my question is how then do airplane flaps reach 25°+ of delflection when this gragh clearly states that stall is at 15°?
The X-axis this is the angle of attack of the wing and not the angle of deflection of the flap. When the angle of deflection of the flap is 25%, the angle of attack of the wing will be much less.