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> His reasoning is simple: how can the plane stall and over-speed at the same time? It can. It's called the "coffin corner".
by outworlder 9y ago
> His reasoning is simple: how can the plane stall and over-speed at the same time?
It can. It's called the "coffin corner".
- noir_lord 9y agoHadn't heard of that, read the Wikipedia article, fascinating.
- rzzzwilson 9y agoI remember reading comments by a U-2 pilot that turns had to be very shallow at height due to the possibility of the inside wing stalling and/or the outside wing entering mach buffet. !
- mikevin 9y agoLink[1] for those who want to know more. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffin_corner_(aerodynamics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffin_corner_(aerodynamics)