An aircraft system, comprising: a wing; and a plurality of trailing edge devices including an inboard trailing edge device, an outboard trailing edge device and an intermediate trailing edge device positioned between and adjacent to the inboard and outboard trailing edge devices (231, 232), each of the trailing edge devices coupled to the wing and being movable relative to the wing between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein the intermediate trailing edge device has a leading edge, a trailing edge, an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface having an intersection point with the wing when the intermediate trailing edge device is in the stowed position; wherein the motion of the intermediate trailing edge device relative to the wing includes rotational motion about a hinge line positioned forward of the intersection point; wherein an airflow gap is positioned between a trailing edge of the wing and the leading edge of the intermediate trailing edge device when the intermediate trailing edge device is in the deployed position; wherein the inboard trailing edge device is movable along a first motion path and the outboard trailing edge device is movable along a second motion path relative to the wing; wherein the motion of the inboard trailing edge device and the outboard trailing edge device is purely rotational or is a combination of rotation and translation, opening a gap between the wing and the inboard trailing edge device and the outboard trailing edge in the deployed position; wherein the intermediate trailing edge device has a chord length between the leading and trailing edges (273, 283) of the intermediate trailing edge device; wherein the intermediate trailing edge device is movable along a third motion path converging toward the first and second motion paths (241, 242) of the adjacent inboard and outboard trailing edge devices (231, 232); and on a graph depicting locations forward and aft of the intersection point along an x-axis, and locations above and below the intersection point along a y-axis, the hinge line is positioned forward of and above a series of generally straight line segments line passing through the following coordinates: (0.05*C, -0.05*C), (0.1*C, -0.2*C), (0.2*C, -0.3*C), (0.5*C, -0.4*C), and (1.0*C, -0.5*C). a wing; and a plurality of trailing edge devices including an inboard trailing edge device, an outboard trailing edge device and an intermediate trailing edge device positioned between and adjacent to the inboard and outboard trailing edge devices (231, 232), each of the trailing edge devices coupled to the wing and being movable relative to the wing between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein the intermediate trailing edge device has a leading edge, a trailing edge, an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface having an intersection point with the wing when the intermediate trailing edge device is in the stowed position; wherein the motion of the intermediate trailing edge device relative to the wing includes rotational motion about a hinge line positioned forward of the intersection point; wherein an airflow gap is positioned between a trailing edge of the wing and the leading edge of the intermediate trailing edge device when the intermediate trailing edge device is in the deployed position; wherein the inboard trailing edge device is movable along a first motion path and the outboard trailing edge device is movable along a second motion path relative to the wing; wherein the motion of the inboard trailing edge device and the outboard trailing edge device is purely rotational or is a combination of rotation and translation, opening a gap between the wing and the inboard trailing edge device and the outboard trailing edge in the deployed position; wherein the intermediate trailing edge device has a chord length between the leading and trailing edges (273, 283) of the intermediate trailing edge device; wherein the intermediate trailing edge device is movable along a third motion path converging toward the first and second motion paths (241, 242) of the adjacent inboard and outboard trailing edge devices (231, 232); and on a graph depicting locations forward and aft of the intersection point along an x-axis, and locations above and below the intersection point along a y-axis, the hinge line is positioned forward of and above a series of generally straight line segments line passing through the following coordinates: (0.05*C, -0.05*C), (0.1*C, -0.2*C), (0.2*C, -0.3*C), (0.5*C, -0.4*C), and (1.0*C, -0.5*C).