jcjeant....... (vertical Speed)
And it can be understood at a gut level to be consistent with an overspeed dive. (As well as STALL). More so than a STALL, actually. Nose first, she slips quickly down. Butt first, less logical for the reads they saw.
I have never been in a Stall long enough for it to get loud. Were they all thinking "Dive", at one point?
A-6 guy. See up here. I think no bumps on the ss? That would accede way too much control to the Pilots. The control is like the one on the 402, a big bakelite frisbee that gives elbow cramps on short final. A WHEEL!