anthonysemone wrote:
RD, Long time since I’ve flown, but I was taught back in the day, and aerodynamics have not changed since then, that any aircraft will “stall” in “any attitude, i.e., a joint function of the angle of attack and airspeed. If you look at the slight forward pitch of the nose of the plane in the picture, you can see that it si slightly declined relative to a perfectly perpendicular axis line. Pilot has enough airspeed to generate sufficient lift to the wings of the aircraft so that even at the angle of attack shown, it has enough airflow over the wings to maintain controlled flight. Now that’s a geezer pilots analysis, I’m sure that folks lots more skilled than I at flying will chime in with a more accurate analysis. HTH, S/F Brother tony
Thanks brother! I remember listening to the FAC and F4 and Thunderbolt pilots talking about stalls after dropping their loads and going vertical so not to hit the mountains.
Being an "air pilot", as an air guitarist, I appreciate your educating me.
Semper Fi Marine!
RD
anthonysemone wrote:
RD, Long time since I’ve flown, but I was taught back in the day, and aerodynamics have not changed since then, that any aircraft will “stall” in “any attitude, i.e., a joint function of the angle of attack and airspeed. If you look at the slight forward pitch of the nose of the plane in the picture, you can see that it si slightly declined relative to a perfectly perpendicular axis line. Pilot has enough airspeed to generate sufficient lift to the wings of the aircraft so that even at the angle of attack shown, it has enough airflow over the wings to maintain controlled flight. Now that’s a geezer pilots analysis, I’m sure that folks lots more skilled than I at flying will chime in with a more accurate analysis. HTH, S/F Brother tony
Thanks brother! I remember listening to the FAC and F4 and Thunderbolt pilots talking about stalls after dropping their loads and going vertical so not to hit the mountains.
Bieng an "air pilot", as an air guitarist, I appreciate your educating me.
Semper Fi Marine!
RD
Dec 09, 2021 at 02:48 PM
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