High Lift System For An Aircraft

An aircraft, comprising:

• first and second wings,
• first and second lift flaps arranged on the first and second wings, respectively, to form a gap between a leading edge of the wings and a trailing edge of the lift flaps in an extended position of the lift flaps;
• at least first and second flap adjustment mechanisms for moving the first and second lift flaps, respectively, between a retracted and at least one extended position relative to the first and second wings, respectively;
• wherein each of the first and second wings comprises a depression with a respective leading depression edge for accommodating the corresponding lift flaps in a retracted position,
• wherein the leading depression edge is arranged in such an area of the respective wing that a correspondingly formed region near the trailing edge of the lift flap stowable therein comprises a curvature, by which the gap between the leading edge of the wing and the trailing edge of the lift flap is convergent.