There are many ways to exceed a wing's critical angle of attack. Periodically running through this series of the four main types of stalls can help you avoid them.
A Piper Warrior aircraft takes off Aug. 6, 2019, at Delaware Airpark in Cheswold, Del. The Delaware State University aviation program has 10 Piper Warrior aircraft that are used by cadets who attended the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Summer Flight Academy held at DSU in Dover, June 17 through August 8, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
We all know—or should know—that an airplane’s wing stalls at its critical angle of attack. While that value varies from plane to plane and wing to wing, once that value is exceeded, the stall occurs, every time. What happens next depends on a variety of factors, including aerodynamic loading, attitude, bank angle, power and control […]
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