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Old 30th Dec 2013, 20:07
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Shaggy Sheep Driver
 
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I once stalled a K13 glider at 80knots with about 80deg bank, it took a lot of pull!I've also final turned a C152 at 60deg at 60knots (descending). So all this crap about bank angles wouldn't apply unless you are trying to keep it level without added throttle/speed. Shirley?
Yeah, well obviously! That's because stalling has eff all to do with speed, and everything to do with angle of attack.

I've stalled a Yak at 140 kts, and flown it at zero airspeed with no stall. I do wish all this pish about 'stall speed' would go away! Of course we'd need AoA indicators, and I wonder why they are not standard fit, since flying is all about the wing, and the wing is all about AoA.

My standard dead side descent in the Chippy was done near-wings-vertical, but wings unloaded. Which was also my method of 'throwing away' an aerobatic manouvre where I'd commenced the pull-up and wanted to exit back to level flight quickly and without drama.

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