Stall Introduction

Common Myths

Myth

“If the airplane gets too slow, the airplane will stall.”

Fact

<aside> 💡 Stalls only occur when a wing reaches its critical angle of attack

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Myth

“When the stall horn comes on the airplane is stalled”

Fact

<aside> 💡 The stall horn only tells you of an imminent stall.

-Full stall is when the wing is at or exceeded the critical AOA -Imminent stalls is when the wing has not fully exceeded the critical AOA

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All stalls are recovered the same way
- By lowering the AOA below the Critical AOA
Think about what a glider must do to recover from a stall?