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If it's an airlock how does the air escape in a stall??

(I've not seen one up close or inflight)
My image is of a wing, that is almost ridgid, if it does LOCK in the air how does it stall?
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You think thats good.. try airlocks

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You think thats good.. try airlocks

'I think I need to sleep in my NEW Infinity a couple nights as well..oh the ideas....hmmm Hanging harness.....:)



STRONG Hanging harness, and picture too:$;)
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If it's an airlock how does the air escape in a stall??


as far as i understand the airlocks don't keep all air from escaping it just makes it really hard. If it didn't let the air out it would be a REAL bitch to pack:D

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it's an airlock how does the air escape in a stall??

(I've not seen one up close or inflight)
My image is of a wing, that is almost ridgid, if it does LOCK in the air how does it stall?



I'm guessing the asumption your making is that a rigid wing won't stall. I then pose the question how does an airplane or glider stall?:)

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I'm guessing the asumption your making is that a rigid wing won't stall. I then pose the question how does an airplane or glider stall?



No airspeed=no lift on the lifting body


When you stall ain airlock it does not fold up to the center of the canopy like a non-airlocked canopy does... at first.. eventually the deformation of the canopy will allow the air out and then it starts to deflate... on the other hand when stalling with rear risers on the Lotus. I have managed to get it to fly backwards a ways before it starts to fold... fun to watch and try. Get a demo and try it for yourself.

These are just observations of mine with the Lotus I have been jumping for about 30 jumps or so... your milage may vary.

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It stalls at a much much slower airspeed then a normal canopy. Things get really mushy and they stay that way for a while before it actaully stalls compared to a normal canopy.



It also stays perfectly controllable and recoverable during said stall....I really liked that about the Sam demo I tried.

But, sorry Phree, I just loved the CF2 better overall. :)
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No airspeed=no lift on the lifting body



Thats not quite right.....substitute not enough for no in the first part, but thats not quite right either.

How about this
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A stall is a condition in which there are large areas of detached flow on the aircraft, usually on the upper surface of the wing, which produce significant deviations from the unstalled characteristics of the aircraft. There is no universally accepted quantitative definition of how large an area must be separated or how significant the deviations must be to declare a stall.



Wanna read the whole mess go here

http://www.markdmccabe.com/stall.htm

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