incipient spin

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• incipient spin — A spin that is not yet stabilized. This condition can last from two to six turns during which the rate of rotation and the rate of descent continuously change. The recovery from an incipient spin is easier than from a stabilized spin …   Aviation dictionary

• Spin (flight) — In aviation, a spin is an aggravated stall resulting in rotation about the center of gravity wherein the aircraft follows a downward corkscrew path. Spins can be entered unintentionally or intentionally, from any flight attitude and from… …   Wikipedia

• oscillatory spin — An aerodynamic condition in which the aircraft, although in a spin, has not fully settled down to a steady spin. In this phase, the rate of rotation and the rate of descent continually changes. This normally happens during the period when the… …   Aviation dictionary

• steady/stabilized spin — A stage of spinning in which an aircraft descends at a steady rate and also rotates at a constant rate. This state is reached after the aircraft has carried out two to six turns in a normal spin. Recovery from a steady spin is much more difficult …   Aviation dictionary

• falling leaf — An aerobatic maneuver that was very popular in the early days of aviation but is rarely practiced these days. Throughout the maneuver, the aircraft indicated air speed remains just above the stall. It involves the initiation of an incipient spin… …   Aviation dictionary

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