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placido · 05-23-2002, 05:20 AM

I find it really hard to believe that a plane crashing at stalling speed didn't suffer more damage. I really do think that she touched down first and bled off some speed before the nose gear collapsed. Anybody know the stalling speed of that type of aircraft?

>> Might have been a good time to retract the flaps (they're still lowered in the pic),

Unh? Correct me if I'm wrong but flaps give an airplane more lift thus allowing it to fly slower than normal. Retracting the flaps would have stalled the plane dipping the nose....or am I being think?

05-23-2002, 05:20 AM	#12
placido Kinda New Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1	re: MaggieL I find it really hard to believe that a plane crashing at stalling speed didn't suffer more damage. I really do think that she touched down first and bled off some speed before the nose gear collapsed. Anybody know the stalling speed of that type of aircraft? >> Might have been a good time to retract the flaps (they're still lowered in the pic), Unh? Correct me if I'm wrong but flaps give an airplane more lift thus allowing it to fly slower than normal. Retracting the flaps would have stalled the plane dipping the nose....or am I being think?