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Question on the stall issue: if a pilot starts to stall, wouldn’t they simply maneuver to get the nose down until they get enough speed to break out of the stal

Question on the stall issue: if a pilot starts to stall, wouldn’t they simply maneuver to get the nose down until they get enough speed to break out of the stall?

upofadown 6y ago
It might be impossible to recover from the resulting dive without exceeding maximum speed in this particular case.
sandworm101 6y ago
Coffin corner is the speed between stall speed and overspeed, some number close to mach 1 that the airframe cannot handle. A stall-induced dive at that altitude risks hitting a speed that will damage the wings. The U2 is essentially a fighter jet with glider wings: two things that dont want to play well together. It is a frankenstien's monster of an aircraft.