Although many fixed-wing aircraft can withstand similar rapid pitch-up maneuvers, a vehicle subject to this dynamic stall process is not reliably controllable. Motivated by the lack of detailed ...

Sometimes a relatively minor accident brings to light safety issues of broad importance. After the crash of a Cessna Citation in Fargo, North Dakota, the NTSB decided to classify the accident as only ...

When a bird in flight lands, it performs a rapid pitch-up maneuver during the perching process to keep from overshooting the branch or telephone wire. In aerodynamics, that action produces a complex ...