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Old 14th Jul 2011, 11:48
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Assuming the PF could have got the nose down once he was falling, stalled at 100mph, what angle would he have had to go to?
I would guess that he would have gained even more downward velocity as the nose came down towards the wind (less drag). This would have meant the AOA increasing and him having to chase it.
Has anyone ever turned the nose of a big aircraft down to the 30 or 40 degrees?
How many seconds would it be before the wings came off?
Is stall recovery only possible in the very first moments, before the downward velocity gets too big?
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