On Mar 12, 5:14 pm, WingFlaps wrote:
Hi All,

Imagine a plane in 2 conditions.

1) Climbing with full power
2) Descending fast with 50% power.

Both have constant rates of ascent and descent.

Question A: Which wing is closer to stall?
Question B: A big updraft occurs, which is more likely to stall?

If you vote first it _may_ lead to some good discussion later...

Cheers

The aircraft in climb will have the lower airspeed and therefore
the higher AOA. Lower airspeed means higher AOA to lift the same
weight. A cruising descent is a high airspeed, so AOA is much lower.
Both will be in a 1 G condition.
An updraft increases AOA, so the climbing airplane is closer to
stall. A cruising descent in the yellow arc, OTOH, might get the wings
torn off in a "big" updraft. Stall doesn't matter anymore.

Dan