Flaps
Flaps noun - A movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag.
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Swiss-Army Superpower: Angel wings can do a wide variety of things starting with flight and ending apparently at communicating with other angels via wing-flaps.
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It was capable of transonic speeds and thanks to an ingenious system of wing surface extension flaps very maneuverable.
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In Splice, Dren's mature and male form has retractable wing-flaps in both arms.
Source: Winged Humanoid
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