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Old 31st October 2006 | 13:33
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barit1
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I'm not sure if the airfoil would actually stall in the situation you describe, but you certainly wouldn't get full performance. If you have a boosted engine you might overboost and damage it.

There is another angle to this - on approach, the prop in fine pitch has a bit more drag, and if you don't have it in fine pitch you can expect more "float" (less aerodynamic braking).

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