In Part 2, we’ll discuss leading-edge stall. Patrick Veillette, Ph.D. Upon his retirement as a non-routine flight operations captain from a fractional operator in 2015, ...

Stall behavior plays a critical role in flight testing. Learn how design tweaks like stall strips and slots improve safety during early flights. The post Build, Test, Refine and Fix-Part 4: Stall ...

In this month’s How It Works, we look at the leading-edge wing cuff, a relatively simple concept designed to improve stall-spin resistance and take a bite out of GA accident numbers.

The leading-edge slats will snap out at about 64 km/h (40 mph) and when the airplane slows to a forward speed of about 40 km/h (25 mph), the airplane will sink at about a parachute descent rate ...

Leading-Edge Tubercles: Sinusoidal protuberances along the front edge of an airfoil that generate beneficial vortices, delaying flow separation and enhancing lift.

Birds have long been our inspiration for flight, and researchers at Princeton University have found a new trick in their arsenal: covert feathers. These small feathers on top of birds’ wings … ...

Flight Testing Uncovers the Leading-Edge Stall In 1982, the Learjet flight-test team was tasked with trying to make improvements to the stall characteristics of its earlier aircraft.