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Does an aircraft always stall at the same angle of attack?
There are any number of flight maneuvers which may produce an increase in the angle of attack, but the stall does not occur until the angle of attack becomes excessive. However, a given airplane will always stall at the same angle of attack regardless of airspeed, weight, load factor, or density altitude.
Does stall angle change with speed?
Changing the effective configuration of a wing by the deployment of leading edge or trailing edge devices will directly alter the angle of attack at which an aerofoil stalls. Thus, the indicated speed at which an aircraft will stall will be the same at any altitude.
Does stall depend on speed?
Stalls depend only on angle of attack, not airspeed. However, the slower an aircraft flies, the greater the angle of attack it needs to produce lift equal to the aircraft’s weight. An aircraft flying at its stall speed cannot climb, and an aircraft flying below its stall speed cannot stop descending.
How does angle of attack affect angle of stall?
A little trigonometry: So, your angle of attack is 17.46 degrees farther away from stalling when climbing at 3000FPM than it would be if your aircraft had the same pitch but was in level flight. However, few aircraft have the engine power to sustain a climb at this rate.
How does pitch rate affect the stall speed?
The angle of attack dependency is discussed here. An increased pitch rate can push the stall angle of attack 50% higher than what the stall angle of attack is in stationary conditions. The next big factor is the Mach number.
Which is aircraft has a higher stall speed?
If you had two identical Cessna 172’s, but you loaded one with a single pilot, and the other with a pilot and 500 additional pounds of passengers and cargo, which aircraft would have a higher stall speed, and why? Both aircraft would stall at the wing’s critical angle of attack, and that angle of attack would be the same for both aircraft.
Is the angle of attack the same regardless of speed?
The angle of attack you need to stall remains the same, regardless of speed. Perhaps things are different in the supersonic realm, but this is good enough for Citabrias. You’re right that if you were cruising at 100kts and suddenly pulled back on the stick, you would slow down before stalling.