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Old 2nd January 2006 | 16:52
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Jetstream Rider
 
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Re: stall warner at high speed during aeros?

Lots of people who should know better get mixed up with angle of attack and angle to the horizon. I was reading something on the net the other day about an F-14 that climbed vertically at an angle of attack of "almost 90 degrees". The author was talking about the angle to the horizon, in reality the angle of attack was likely around single digits, or even slightly negative.

I reckon most engineering students should have flight test courses and a couple of hours of general handling as it would help greatly in understanding (and would be great fun!). Unfortunately it comes down to cash at the end of the day.

Tiger - there are some great people on this forum and I for one greatly value their time and efforts, even if I don't pop up too often.
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