The subject of aerodynamics is endlessly interesting and I have read with
interest the comment by some experts and hope I have learned a little more.
I am not convinced that the difference between stall and sink exists ...in
the end result..
Sure the aircraft will sink if there is insufficient airflow over the wing
to maintain sufficient lift for a given weight. A stall occurs when the
airflow breaks up because the AOA becomes too high, and to me this is what
happens
when you get too slow , even if in level flight. The 'sink' will induce a
stall because the angle between the wing chord and the airflow increases
beyond the limit at which breakup of the airflow commences. This seems to me to
be much the same thing.
That is just an opinion and no doubt someone will tell me different.
I am not really qualified to join in the argument between Tri and Mono but
suffice to say that my only two trips in a Mono (right hand seat) have
resulted in a huge bouncy landing and a go around. Not so in the Tri. Maybe
that
is just down to the pilot.?
Patrick
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