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Old 05-03-2011, 04:02 PM   #106
plthijinx
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Originally Posted by Undertoad View Post
So this is why it's "cross control", because the pilot is forcing the various surfaces to fight each other's forces a little, and so at low speeds it loses lift and stalls.
exactly.

this is boring as phuck to watch (for me anyway) but this guy does a pretty thorough explanation of the as he calls it, skidded stall (aka cross control stall). but anyway, prolly what killed the brother at houston gulf.

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