On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, Brendan Moran wrote:

>I think that there may be two separate discussions in progress here.  When
>you mention stalling, Tony, you are speaking specifically of a wing stall,
>rather than not having lift at all.  They are two different things.

Stall is defined as the condition where the intended laminar flow around
the aerofoil ceases being laminar to a great extent. It has almost nothing
to do with wings or aircraft except the above mentioned aerodynamic
condition just so happens to lower the wing efficiency (lift/drag ratio
for that aoa) below what is acceptable for an aircraft for flying. Stall
also affects other things, like turbine blades, fast-moving cutting tools
in air or lubricant, fans, structures exposed to high speed air or gas
or liquid flows, etc etc.

As you have said, if the engines are powerfull enough you 'can't' stall.
Also usually aerodynamic stall has a latching behavior, in that the
transition between stalled and unstalled mode is abrupt in both
directions.

Peter

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