Originally Posted by
Deepinsider
Questions.
During flight testing of a new airplane is the plane
actually properly stalled? i.e. Stick hard back and sinking like crazy.
Or do they just validate wind tunnel / simulator results by 'approaching'
the stall?
What will the FAA / foreign authorities require now to be fully assured
that the Max is safe? (with respect to stall characteristics)
Each new aircraft is stalled in the air in both clean and full flap landing configurations.
The stall speed and stick force gradient is measured to compare with data derived from previous flight tests.