stalled hands-off

French translation: mis en décrochage sans toucher le manche

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English term or phrase:stalled hands-off
French translation:mis en décrochage sans toucher le manche
Entered by: Irène Guinez

08:33 Sep 5, 2014
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Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space / Aircraft 1940-Porterfield
English term or phrase: stalled hands-off
It recovered from a spin just as quickly and easily as it entered one, rotation stopping instantly upon application of opposite controls.

When stalled hands-off, the CP-65 would tip its nose over and drop until flying speed was again attained.
Irène Guinez
Spain
Local time: 20:54
mis en décrochage sans toucher le manche
Explanation:
hands off = hands off the yoke

"I quickly pulled back the power — I knew I didn't need full throttle with the nose pointing down to the spinning earth below. The airplane got quiet, but I had no idea what to do next.

It's strange what goes through your mind when you're on the verge of panic, but I remembered my instructor's claim that the 150 was a stable airplane — that you could take your hands and feet off the controls and the airplane would recover from the error of your ways. So, not having any idea what to do, I decided to trust my instructor's advice, and I did exactly as he said. I took my hands off the yoke and my feet off the rudder pedals. To make certain I wouldn't falter in my resolve to give the airplane its will, I crossed my arms in front of my chest. And I hoped for the best.

The two or three seconds it took for the airplane to stop spinning felt interminable, but stop it did. Suddenly the wings seemed to "grab" the air as the airplane came out of the stall — I was pushed down in my seat as the nose quickly rose past the horizon and the windshield filled with blue sky."
http://www.flyingmag.com/pilot-technique/new-pilots/i-learne...

"In some aircraft that spin readily upright and inverted, such as Pitts- and Christen Eagle-type high-performance aerobatic aircraft, an alternative spin-recovery technique may effect recovery as well, namely: Power off, Hands off the stick/yoke, Rudder full opposite to the spin (or more simply "push the rudder pedal that is hardest to push") and held (aka the Mueller/Beggs technique). "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin_(aerodynamics)

"Les pilotes mal formés au «décrochage» des avions
http://www.lefigaro.fr/.../01016-20100428ARTFIG00640-le...Tr... this page
Apr 28, 2010 - Selon nos informations, un vaste chantier est en cours pour faire .... initiale de multiple décrochages et sorties de décrochage et de vrille sur des .... il suffit donc de lacher le manche pour récupérer du décrochage. c'est "safe"."
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mis en décrochage sans toucher le manche


Explanation:
hands off = hands off the yoke

"I quickly pulled back the power — I knew I didn't need full throttle with the nose pointing down to the spinning earth below. The airplane got quiet, but I had no idea what to do next.

It's strange what goes through your mind when you're on the verge of panic, but I remembered my instructor's claim that the 150 was a stable airplane — that you could take your hands and feet off the controls and the airplane would recover from the error of your ways. So, not having any idea what to do, I decided to trust my instructor's advice, and I did exactly as he said. I took my hands off the yoke and my feet off the rudder pedals. To make certain I wouldn't falter in my resolve to give the airplane its will, I crossed my arms in front of my chest. And I hoped for the best.

The two or three seconds it took for the airplane to stop spinning felt interminable, but stop it did. Suddenly the wings seemed to "grab" the air as the airplane came out of the stall — I was pushed down in my seat as the nose quickly rose past the horizon and the windshield filled with blue sky."
http://www.flyingmag.com/pilot-technique/new-pilots/i-learne...

"In some aircraft that spin readily upright and inverted, such as Pitts- and Christen Eagle-type high-performance aerobatic aircraft, an alternative spin-recovery technique may effect recovery as well, namely: Power off, Hands off the stick/yoke, Rudder full opposite to the spin (or more simply "push the rudder pedal that is hardest to push") and held (aka the Mueller/Beggs technique). "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin_(aerodynamics)

"Les pilotes mal formés au «décrochage» des avions
http://www.lefigaro.fr/.../01016-20100428ARTFIG00640-le...Tr... this page
Apr 28, 2010 - Selon nos informations, un vaste chantier est en cours pour faire .... initiale de multiple décrochages et sorties de décrochage et de vrille sur des .... il suffit donc de lacher le manche pour récupérer du décrochage. c'est "safe"."

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 20:54
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1 day 2 hrs
Reference: Stall

Reference information:
"A stall is a condition in aerodynamics and aviation wherein the angle of attack increases beyond a certain point such that the lift begins to decrease. The angle at which this occurs is called the critical angle of attack. This critical angle is dependent upon the profile of the wing, its planform, its aspect ratio, and other factors, but is typically in the range of 8 to 20 degrees relative to the incoming wind for most subsonic airfoils. The critical angle of attack is the angle of attack on the lift coefficient versus angle-of-attack curve at which the maximum lift coefficient occurs."

Which is why a glider can stall too.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stall_%28fluid_mechanics%29#For...
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