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Old 13th Jul 2007, 13:33
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I could've sworn wings were designed with washout, a gradual reduction of incidence towards the tip, so as to cause the inboard section of the wing to stall first. This causes a rearward shift of the centre of lift and therefore a nose down pitching moment which aids with the stall recovery. It also means that the ailerons, which are usually towards the wing tips, remain more effective at high incidences as it is the wing tips which should stall last.

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They are indeed, so that stall behavior is normally quite gentle. I think some early high performance aircraft had problems, along with some surprises about the aerolasticity of wings.
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