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To: UCANSEE2
"Another thing that could cause a flat spin is if the vertical stabilizer breaks off."

Yes, in addition to a lack of sufficient airspeed, loss of a major control surface, like a vertical stabilizer or even a partial loss of a wing, could also cause an aggravated stall.

11 posted on 07/02/2009 6:18:04 PM PDT by OldDeckHand (Palin/Petraeus in '12)
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To: OldDeckHand

What happens to a plane if you go through a 100mph updraft, and then when you suddenly exit, your indicators go bonkers?

And you are totally on IFR.


12 posted on 07/02/2009 6:23:06 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The Last Boy Scout)
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