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Old 07-01-2009, 02:50 PM
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shdw
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Originally Posted by ryan1234 View Post
Indicated stall speed does change because CLmax decreases (i.e. critical AoA) with an increase in altitude, thus a higher stall "speed".
Will redo this later I need to do some research on CLmax. You are wrong about indicated airspeed though, the formula is regarding actual not indicated airspeed. That is why the pitot tube is hooked to the static system.
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