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Old 28th Oct 2009, 02:33
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marvin347
 
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Which wing stalls

We all know and were told and tell that the high wing in a climbing stall, stalls because it is at a higher angle of attack. The low wing stalls in a descending turn because of the same reason - being a higher angle of attack.

Does anybody have any great analogies to help explain this? Resources with pictures that will help show this?

I have heard of the spiral stair case analogy - outside railing of staircase being a shallow angle and inside being a steeper angle as you travel down it, although if you turn the plane around 180 degrees at the bottom of the stairs and go back up, I feel that analogy falls to pieces as the higher wing is now represented by a shallow angle.

Help!!
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