Can passengers feel when a plane stalls?


Can passengers feel when a plane stalls? It's nothing special; you feel weightless for a couple seconds as the nose dips down. Basically you just lose airspeed to the point where the plane can't maintain its elevation and the nose tips over and you regain your airspeed again.


What happens if a plane stalls in the air?

When an aeroplane stalls, it is not like a car – the engine does not stop. The stall is a breakdown of the smooth airflow over the wing into a turbulent one, resulting in a decrease in lift. The lift will no longer fully support the aeroplane's weight, and the aeroplane sinks.


Which plane has no stall speed?

The An-2 is one of the largest single-engine biplanes ever produced. It was particularly prized for its versatility and extraordinary slow-flight, short takeoff, and landing capabilities. In fact, the An-2 has no published stall speed, and pilots have been known to fly the plane under full control at 30 mph.


Can you feel a plane stalling?

You may notice a lag between your control inputs and the airplane's response. You might also feel the airplane start to buffet or shake just before the stall. You may feel this in the control yoke or through the airframe. This is a result of the turbulent airflow tumbling over the top of the wing.


Can a plane stall at any speed?

CFIs repeat it like a mantra: An airplane can stall at any airspeed, in any pitch attitude. Your trainer's wing always stalls when it exceeds its critical angle of attack—and that can happen even if the airplane is pointed straight down and approaching VNE.


How slow can a plane fly before stalling?

Slowest aircraft
The Ruppert Archaeopteryx has a certified stall speed of 30–39 kilometres per hour (19–24 mph). The Vought XF5U can fly as slow as 32 kilometres per hour (20 mph). The Tapanee Pegazair-100 stall speed is 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph).


Why do planes take off so steeply?

The idea is to get as much altitude as possible, as close to the airport as possible. So you have a relatively steep initial climb, followed by a reduction of climb angle to cruise climb and a power reduction.


Can you recover from a deep stall?

A Deep Stall, sometimes referred to as a Super Stall, is a particularly dangerous form of stall that results in a substantial reduction or loss of elevator authority making normal stall recovery actions ineffective. In many cases, an aircraft in a Deep Stall might be unrecoverable.