Originally Posted by
rfresh
I still don't get it. How can 1.0 indicate 100% lift if the wing is stalled? 0.9 means I'm developing 90% wing lift, yet I'm in the red, not a good thing, and past 0.8 which is stall buffet.
I guess my brain is wired backwards on this. To me, 1.0 means I'm in a 100% stall condition (no lift or not enough lift to maintain flight). 0 means I have a 0% stall condition/AOA therefore I have maximum lift being generated. As the AOA increases from 0 lift decreases as stall % increases.
I'm not saying you are wrong, I'm just saying, it has not clicked yet in my brain.
It’s about percent of lift, not stall condition. It might be more accurate to say 1.0 isn’t completely stalled, but the point of maximum AOA before the stall angle is reached which is also maximum lift. At 0, the wing isn’t producing any lift, it’s zero AOA.
GF