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Old 9th Sep 2014, 17:52
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Chuck Ellsworth
 
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Nope. The aircraft descends (touches down) because it slows down, and lift decreases - see the lift equation, which tells us that lift is a function of velocity squared. Small changes in airspeed result in large changes in lift.

If you do the geometric measurement, you will find that the wing of a light aircraft is not stalled even when the tail hits the ground. How are you going to arrange for a higher AOA at touchdown, than a tailstrike allows?



Really?????
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