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Old November 19th 04, 01:16 PM
David CL Francis
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On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 at 09:26:27 in message
, Bill Denton
wrote:

Given that, if the lifting parts never stalled the aircraft would never stop
flying.


Airliners do not land like that. They fly gently on to the runway and
then the lift is killed by lowering the nose. The lift is reduced but
the angle of attack for a stall is not reached.
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David CL Francis