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• Stall — (st[add]l), n. [OE. stal, AS. steall, stall, a place, seat, or station, a stable; akin to D. & OHG. stal, G. & Sw. stall, Icel. stallr, Dan. stald, originally, a standing place; akin also to G. stelle a place, stellen to place, Gr. ste llein to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stall reader — Stall Stall (st[add]l), n. [OE. stal, AS. steall, stall, a place, seat, or station, a stable; akin to D. & OHG. stal, G. & Sw. stall, Icel. stallr, Dan. stald, originally, a standing place; akin also to G. stelle a place, stellen to place, Gr.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stall (flight) — For other uses, see stall. In fluid dynamics, a stall is a reduction in the lift coefficient generated by a foil as angle of attack increases. This occurs when the critical angle of attack of the foil is exceeded. The critical angle of attack is… …   Wikipedia

• Stall strips — A stall strip is a fixed aerodynamic device employed on fixed wing aircraft to modify the airfoil used.Crane, Dale: Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition , page 487. Aviation Supplies Academics, 1997. ISBN 1 56027 287 2] They are… …   Wikipedia

• stall — {{11}}stall (n.1) place in a stable for animals, O.E. steall place where cattle are kept, place, position, from P.Gmc. *stallaz (Cf. O.N. stallr pedestal for idols, altar, O.Fris. stal, O.H.G. stall stand, place, stable, stall, Ger. Stall stable …   Etymology dictionary

• root spoiler — One of the methods of preventing the wing tip from stalling in which the leading edges of wing roots are made sharper. The airflow, in this case, has greater difficulty in following the contour of the leading edge and an early stall is thus… …   Aviation dictionary

• accelerated stall — A stall entered during accelerated flight (i.e., during maneuvers). During such maneuvers, when the stalling angle is reached, the aircraft stalls at higher speeds than it would during a normal stall in straight and level flight; the speed is… …   Aviation dictionary

• high-speed stall — An accelerated stall where the stalling angle is achieved at a higher than normal stalling speed, as in maneuvers. The new stalling speed under acceleration is equal to the normal stalling speed multiplied by the square root of applied… …   Aviation dictionary

• Thumb stall — Thumb Thumb, n. [OE. thombe, thoumbe, [thorn]ume, AS. [thorn][=u]ma; akin to OFries. th[=u]ma, D. duim, G. daumen, OHG. d[=u]mo, Icel. [thorn]umall, Dan. tommelfinger, Sw. tumme, and perhaps to L. tumere to swell. [root]56. Cf. {Thimble}, {Tumid} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wing configuration — For aircraft configurations in general, including fuselage, tail and powerplant configuration, see Aircraft. For rotary winged aircraft types, see Rotorcraft. For direct lift and compound or hybrid types, see Powered lift. Fixed wing aircraft,… …   Wikipedia

• Washout (aviation) — Washout refers to a feature of wing design to deliberately reduce the lift distribution across the span of the wing of an aircraft. The wing is designed so that lift is strongest at the wing roots and decreases across the span until reaching zero …   Wikipedia