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Old 16th April 2010 | 09:11
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Mark1234
 
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From: Londonish
Originally Posted by SNS3Guppy
I can demonstrate for you quite easily a stall in a variety of stick positions in the same aircraft; forward, aft, neutral, along with a variety of ways to stall the aircraft. I can also do the same thing in order to enter a spin. Divorce in your mind the concept of stick position and angle of attack; they are not related, and marrying the two concepts can simply confuse you...or get you killed. Relating stick position to a stall is a fallacy, and a dangerous misunderstanding of basic aerodynamics, and basic airmanship.
Ok, I'm sceptical I admit - I think I understand pretty well, so please, explain - I'm always happy to learn. Taking away pod mounted engines with big power/pitch couples, and also disallowing establishing an unsustainable climb angle then centering the stick, which is, even to the meanest intelligence obviously going to lead to a stall, just how DO you demonstrate a stall with a forward stick position?

As far as I understand it's just basic aerodynamics: (most) aircraft are speed stable - you increase power you climb at the same speed, decrease to descend at that speed. Trim (or more coarsely stick position) sets speed.
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