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Old 4th Feb 2017, 17:11
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Piltdown Man
 
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Yes it is. The definition of critical angle of attack is... but remember, it's only very special aircraft that can fly stalled (for extended periods) because as Barit stated, the issue then becomes controllability. And as KP said, there is still lift well beyond the critical angle.
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