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> A landing is basically a controlled stall. A stall is when the wing stops producing lift due to reduced air speed. Plane wings do not stall during landing.
by mleonhard 5y ago
> A landing is basically a controlled stall.
A stall is when the wing stops producing lift due to reduced air speed. Plane wings do not stall during landing. They produce lift all through the landing process. The plane uses flaps [0] to reduce the stall speed of the wings so they continue producing lift as the plane slows down. In the final stage of landing, the plane uses ground effect to produce lift at even slower speeds.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flap_(aeronautics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flap_(aeronautics)
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_effect_(aerodynamics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_effect_(aerodynamics)