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While you are likely technically correct, in terms of passenger experience, pretty much everyone will disagree with this assessment of "stable".
by the_watcher 7y ago
While you are likely technically correct, in terms of passenger experience, pretty much everyone will disagree with this assessment of "stable".
- PhasmaFelis 7y agoTrue, but we were specifically discussing aerodynamic stability and how it might affect safety, training, and regulation. The quality of the ride is a separate issue.
- briandear 7y agoStability in aeronautics is the tendency for an airplane to remain in equilibrium without control inputs. A helicopter is unstable, a Cessna is very stable. Comfort is a different metric. You can have a comfortable helicopter ride even though the aircraft is unstable. Comfort is also subjective, while stability is not.
- laughinghan 7y agoTo be clear: you are being downvoted because your grandparent comment specifically said "aerodynamically unstable". That's why everyone thinks it's so clear in context that your parent comment was referring to the technical, aeronautical meaning of "stable".