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A wing stalls when it exceeds what?
Choices
✓ Its critical angle of attackcorrect
A stall is defined by exceeding the critical angle of attack.
Its never-exceed airspeed
Exceeding Vne relates to structural limits, not stalling.
A specific nose-high pitch attitude
A stall is not defined by attitude; it can occur in any attitude.
Its maximum gross weight
Weight affects stall speed but does not define the stall itself.
Why
A wing stalls whenever it exceeds its critical angle of attack, at which the airflow separates and lift decreases sharply.
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