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Old 13th June 2004 | 23:02
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paulo
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Dumping Height: Why not stall?

Now, I thorougly expect this to kick off, so first a caveat: This isn't meant as a suggestion, instead a debating point...

In some types, the stall is benign. I mean really benign. You can float away all you like, and even someone who has never even flown an aircraft before will not get themselves in trouble as long as they keep pulling, keep balancing and have some rough kind of faith.

So, now lets take someone who is actually experienced on type. Forced landing. Too high. S-Turns are fine, sideslipping is fine, but... (and I know I'm going out on a limb here)... one could give it some serious back pull and pile off the altitude whilst retaining an "on-track" view to the target.

I think I'll now duck as I expect missiles are incoming.
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