super stall

noun

A type of stall, where airflow detaches not only from the main lifting wing, but also from the horizontal control surfaces of the tail and/or canard as well; resulting in loss of control over pitch and ineffectual elevators; being a stall of all the horizontal aerofoil surfaces of an aircraft.

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Meanings

nounsuper stall (plural super stalls)

plural super stalls

  1. aeronauticsA type of stall, where airflow detaches not only from the main lifting wing, but also from the horizontal control surfaces of the tail and/or canard as well; resulting in loss of control over pitch and ineffectual elevators; being a stall of all the horizontal aerofoil surfaces of an aircraft.
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