To: EveningStar
Aviation crash 101:
Stall, Spin, Crash, Burn
11 posted on
02/03/2012 8:11:08 PM PST by
MindBender26
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To: MindBender26
Sounds like an accelerated stall.... 1.25 times a normal stall speed in a steep turn. Lancairs are nice aircraft.
13 posted on
02/03/2012 8:29:49 PM PST by
Squantos
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To: MindBender26
The stall speed of the Lancair IV is 75 knots with flaps. Trying to make it back to the field with an engine failure is a tough maneuver . I can image that the stall speed clean with full fuel would be 85 - 90 knots . Keeping the nose down to maintain glide speed would be difficult when you see your not going to make it back to the runway.
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