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An aircraft with aerofoils including a main wing and a control flap that includes an adjustment flap. The aircraft includes an actuator for the control flap, as well as a sensor device for acquiring the position of the control flap, an arrangement of flow-influencing devices for influencing the flui

An aircraft with aerofoils including a main wing and a control flap that includes an adjustment flap. The aircraft includes an actuator for the control flap, as well as a sensor device for acquiring the position of the control flap, an arrangement of flow-influencing devices for influencing the fluid that flows over a segment of the main wing, and flow-state sensor devices for measuring the flow state. The aircraft includes a flight control device connected to the sensor device for acquiring the position of the control flap and to the flow-state sensor devices, and connected to the actuator and flow-influencing devices for transmitting actuating commands, and a flight-state sensor device connected to the flight control device for transmitting flight states. The flight control device includes a function that selects the flow-influencing devices that are operated for optimizing local lift coefficients on the aerofoil, depending on the flight state.

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1. An aircraft with aerofoils comprising a main wing and at least one control flap that is arranged so as to be adjustable relative to the main wing, and comprising at least one adjustment flap, with the aircraft comprising: an actuator for operating the at least one control flap, as well as a senso

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An aircraft with aerofoils comprising a main wing and at least one control flap that is arranged so as to be adjustable relative to the main wing, and comprising at least one adjustment flap, with the aircraft comprising: an actuator for operating the at least one control flap, as well as a sensor device for acquiring a set position of the control flap,at least one arrangement of flow-influencing devices, which extends in at least one surface segment of the main wing, wherein the surface segment extends in a wingspan direction, and/or of at least one adjustment flap of each said aerofoil, for influencing a fluid that flows over the surface segment, and wherein one or more outlet openings are provided over portions of the surface segment for ingesting and/or blowing out the fluid,at least one arrangement of flow-state sensor devices for measuring a flow state on a respective surface segment, wherein the aircraft further comprises:a flight control device which on an input side is functionally connected to the sensor device for acquiring the set position of the control flap and to the flow-state sensor devices and the flight control device for transmitting actuating commands on an output side is functionally connected to the actuator and the flow-influencing devices,a flight-state sensor device for acquiring flight states of the aircraft, wherein the flight-state sensor device is functionally connected to the flight control device for transmitting the flight states, anda specifying device for generating desired commands, which correspond to the flight states of the aircraft, the specifying device being functionally connected to the flight control device for transmitting the commands as input signals of the flight control device,wherein the flight control device comprises a function for optimizing local lift coefficients on the aerofoil depending on the respective acquired flight state carries out a selection of the flow-influencing devices that are to be operated,wherein the flow-influencing device of the main wing or of the adjustment flap comprises:a pressure chamber, arranged in the main wing and/or in the adjustment flap, for receiving compressed air;an outlet chamber with the outlet openings arranged on the surface of the main wing and/or on the adjustment flap, one or several connecting lines for connecting the pressure chamber to the outlet chamber; andat least one valve device integrated in the connecting line, wherein the valve device functionally communicates with the flight control device,wherein the flight control device controls the valve device by current control signals in order to let compressed air present in the pressure chamber either not flow or flow at a corresponding speed through the outlet openings according to the actuating values of the then current control signals in order to influence the flow around the surface of the main wing or of the adjustment flap. 2. The aircraft according to claim 1, wherein the flight control device generates the current input signals for commanding the actuator of the at least one control flap and of the flow-influencing devices using a mathematical model of the aircraft, and transmits the respective control signals to the actuator and the flow-influencing devices, wherein the flight control device determines the then current input signals on the basis of the desired command of the specifying device, the sensor signals of the flight-state sensor device and the sensor signals of the flow-state sensor device. 3. The aircraft according to claim 1, wherein the adjustment flap is a high-lift flap arranged on the aerofoil of the aircraft, wherein the at least one arrangement of flow-influencing devices and/or the at least one arrangement of flow-state sensor devices is arranged on the high-lift flap and/or on the main wing. 4. The aircraft according to claim 1, wherein the desired commands as the input signals of the flight control device comprise a desired acceleration and/or a desired direction of the aircraft. 5. The aircraft according to claim 1, wherein the specifying device comprises a control input device for generating the desired commands upon activation. 6. The aircraft according to claim 5, wherein the specifying device comprises an autopilot device which on the basis of a specified operating mode generates the desired commands for controlling a path of the aircraft on a specified desired path. 7. The aircraft according to claim 1, wherein the flight control device comprises a segment control function that is designed in such a manner that it generates actuating commands to the flow-influencing device of each of the segments and/or the actuating commands to the actuator on the basis of the control signals of the flight control device by optimization, taking into account the output and/or dynamics, available at a current point in time, of the flow-influencing device and/or of the actuator of the adjustable flap. 8. The aircraft according to claim 1, wherein the at least one surface segment comprises several segments that are arranged one behind the other when viewed in the wingspan direction of the wing.