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Old 1st Jan 2015, 12:34
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RE 60 knot stall speed:
I can't speak to an Airbus pitot system, but many of the planes I fly can be flown at high enough AOA to have the ASI read 0 knots. Sure the plane is not actually hovering, but the pitot tube is no longer aligned with the relative wind.
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