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Old 25th Jun 2009, 11:46
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glekichi
 
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With ya so far on this one remoak, except

in other words being on the "back" of the drag curve is to be technically stalled
Drag might increase dramatically beyond Cl max, but 'back of the drag curve' refers to the situation where a decrease of speed results in an increase in drag (for S+L flight), does it not?

Thus, in the case of a glide, the 'back of the drag curve' is anywhere slower than the best glide speed, I would have thought.

The video is a near perfect demonstration of this, and how it leads to a stall.
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