Stall: (1) Sudden loss of lift when the angle of attack increases to a point where the flow of air breaks away from a wing or airfoil, causing it to drop. (2) A maneuver initiated by the steep raising of an aircraft's nose, resulting in a loss of velocity and an abrupt drop.

 

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Departure Stall: A stall in the takeoff configuration with power.

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High-Speed Stall: Any stall made to occur at more than 1g, such as pulling out of a dive or while turning.

Secondary Stall: Any stall resulting from pulling back too soon and too hard while recovering from any other stall. Usually a HIGH-SPEED or ACCELERATED STALL.

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Accelerated Stall: Any stall made to occur at other than 1g.

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