Originally Posted by
VTcharter
in did. As for the tail stall being an old wives tale...turbulent airflow over an airfoil is the beginnings of a stall, and with a slow enough airspeed, or sudden change in relative wind, it would be very easy for a tail stall to develop.
Some airfoils exhibit buffeting prior to a stall, some do not (super-critical foils). But buffeting can also be caused by airflow patterns which have nothing to do with a stall...
Last edited by rickair7777; 03-07-2007 at 12:28 PM.