Can a commercial plane stall?

There are there three main scenarios for when a commercial aircraft will encounter a stall. During takeoff and landings, when the plane is moving slowly and has a high angle of attack, especially when an aircraft is turning on the final approach or turning just after takeoff.
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Do commercial planes ever stall?

Yes and no. If a stall happens while the plane is low to the ground without sufficient power to maintain altitude, there may not be time to recover.
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Can an airplane stall?

Stall is an undesirable phenomenon in which aircraft wings experience increased air resistance and decreased lift. It can cause an airplane to crash. Stall occurs when a plane is under too great an angle of attack (the angle of attack is the angle between the plane and the direction of flight).
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What happen if an aircraft stalls?

When an aeroplane stalls, it is not like a car – the engine does not stop. The stall is a breakdown of the smooth airflow over the wing into a turbulent one, resulting in a decrease in lift. The lift will no longer fully support the aeroplane's weight, and the aeroplane sinks.
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Can a plane stall during takeoff?

Takeoff accidents are the second most common type of light airplane crashes, accounting for about 12 percent, and almost one-quarter of those involve stalls. While that's only 3 percent of the total, those were three times as likely to be fatal as takeoff accidents without stalls.
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Can a plane stall at any speed?

A closer look at stall speed. CFIs repeat it like a mantra: An airplane can stall at any airspeed, in any pitch attitude. Your trainer's wing always stalls when it exceeds its critical angle of attack—and that can happen even if the airplane is pointed straight down and approaching VNE.
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How do planes recover from stalls?

Most training airplanes require at least 4 steps to fully recover from a stall.
  1. Pitch nose-down to decrease the angle of attack.
  2. Reduce the bank by leveling the wings.
  3. Add power as needed.
  4. Return to the desired flight path.
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What does a plane stall feel like?

During the stall break, you may experience a slight falling sensation as the nose pitches over. (Depending on aircraft type and pilot technique, airplanes can stall in a nose-high attitude without the break and pitch down.)
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Do fighter jets stall?

most fighters have a thrust to weight ratio > 1, so they are more like rockets. Any aircraft can stall if the wing AOA exceeds the stall limit. "Flying around like a rocket" burns up fuel very quickly and is very impractical. Simply adding power will not necessarily break a stall.
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Can a jet engine stall?

Description. A compressor stall in a jet engine is a circumstance of abnormal airflow resulting from the aerodynamic stall of aerofoils (compressor blades) within the compressor.
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What would cause a plane to stall?

A stall occurs when the angle of attack of an aerofoil exceeds the value which creates maximum lift as a consequence of airflow across it. This angle varies very little in response to the cross section of the (clean) aerofoil and is typically around 15°.
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Why do planes stall at high altitude?

Generally speaking, the higher we fly, the less fuel is used. High altitude flight not only saves fuel but requires higher airspeeds due to the less dense air. The end result is that we burn less fuel and reduce our flight time at higher altitudes, which results in lowering the overall operating costs.
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Can a plane drop out of the sky?

Unless there is a catastrophic failure of an aircraft's structure (which is extremely rare indeed), a plane cannot 'just fall out of the sky' any more than water can flow uphill.
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How can you prevent a plane from stalling?

One way to determine the target airspeed is to slow the airplane to the stall warning when in the desired slow flight configuration, pitch the nose down slightly to eliminate the stall warning, add power to maintain altitude and note the airspeed.
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Why do planes crash on takeoff?

The likely reason for around 56% of accidents taking place in either the takeoff and landing phase is likely to be because of the following: The aircraft is much closer to the ground giving the crews less time to react. Workload of pilots is typically much higher during the take off and landing phase.
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Do fighter pilots pee?

Pilots put on the cup or pad beneath a special pair of underwear. When it's time to go, the pilot connects the cup or pad with a tube leading to a pump outside the flight suit. The battery-operated pump pulls the urine through the tube to a collection bag, where the pee is stored until the end of the mission.
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How Slow Can a commercial plane fly?

In an era when everything else is accelerating, airplanes are actually flying at slower speeds than they used to… Specified cruising speeds for commercial airliners today range between about 480 and 510 knots, compared to 525 knots for the Boeing 707, a mainstay of 1960s jet travel.
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Is the cobra maneuver real?

The maneuver is typically performed at air shows, but could be used as a last-ditch maneuver to force a chaser to overshoot in close-range air combat. The maneuver has never been verified in real combat, although it has been used during mock dogfights and border protection.
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What is the scariest part of flying?

Boeing research shows that takeoff and landing are statistically more dangerous than any other part of a flight. 49% of all fatal accidents happen during the final descent and landing phases of the average flight, while 14% of all fatal accidents happen during takeoff and initial climb.
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Is stall training scary?

Many students fear practicing stalls because it can result in seemingly unpredictable wing drops, making the maneuver feel uncontrolled and dangerous. There is a simple explanation for this. Wing drops occur when the airplane's wings do not have the same angle of attack, typically due to uncoordinated flight.
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What is the sinking feeling after takeoff?

Answer: The sensation of slowing down is really one of slowing the rate of acceleration; this is due to reducing the thrust after takeoff to the climb setting. The sensation of “dropping” comes from the retraction of the flaps and slats. The rate of climb is reduced, causing it to feel like a descent.
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What is a super stall?

A Deep Stall, sometimes referred to as a Super Stall, is a particularly dangerous form of stall that results in a substantial reduction or loss of elevator authority making normal stall recovery actions ineffective. In many cases, an aircraft in a Deep Stall might be unrecoverable.
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What are the signs when entering stall?

Signs of the stall

The signs of the developing stall are: stall warning horn (if equipped) less effective controls. light buffet (shaking) in the stick and rudder pedals.
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What plane has the lowest stall speed?

Slepcev Storch

Stall speed: 40 km/h (25 mph; 22 kn)
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