Spin (aerodynamics)
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title:
Spin (aerodynamics)
text:
In flight dynamics a spin is a special category of stall resulting in autorotation about the aircraft's longitudinal axis and a shallow, rotating, downward path approximately centred on a vertical axis. Spins can be entered intentionally or unintentionally, from any flight attitude if the aircraft has sufficient yaw while at the stall point.
In a normal spin, the wing on the inside of the turn stalls while the outside wing remains flying. It is possible for both wings to stall, but the angle of
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Aviation term for a corkscrew downward path
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin_(aerodynamics)
date created:
2003-10-15T07:16:40Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T16:04:12Z
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