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Old 28th Nov 2019, 19:55
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BigEndBob
 
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So how many aircraft spin from a wing drop. Most situations a wing drops leading to a tight spiral dive, because it's rare for full pro spin control to have been used, rather a sloppy entry. eg relaxed back pressure after stall and opposite aileron to stop wing drop. Often observers of accidents say the aircraft spun when in fact it dropped a wing and went tight spiral descent.
Recently acquired a Tomahawk and re-familiarising myself after 20 years last flying these aircraft.
Interesting to hold in prolonged buffet stall to wing drop, where it goes into a steep spiral descent, losing 700 feet in a few seconds. But in app. config very little buffet before wing drop.
Other accidents are wing drops very close to the ground go-around from say glide app. config, flaps down which i get students to practise at altitude.
And climbing turn stall usually occur because of steep turns at low speed shortly after takeoff.
Well known accident was Prince William of Gloucester crash. Tight left turn after takeoff, possibly to avoid collision with aircraft ahead that turn left across it's path.
Just look up the videos.
Prince William of Gloucester in Plane Crash
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