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In short, deicing is necessary because snow and ice on airplane wings can decrease lift by as much as 30%. Lift is the vertical upward force that keeps a plane in the sky. It is generated when air ...

Historically the result has been quite a few easy-to-fly aircraft but only one that won an award for being stall-proof and spin-proof: the Ercoupe. In fact the award went to Fred Weick ...

An investigation has found the pilot of a plane which crashed into woodland was dealing with a “high workload” at the time.

Ice and snow can alter how air flows over the wings, which can affect a pilot’s ability to maneuver and control the aircraft. It can also increase the stall speed, which is not good either.

Ice and snow can alter how air flows over the wings, which can affect a pilot’s ability to maneuver and control the aircraft. It can also increase the stall speed, which is not good either.

Its report concluded: "The aircraft was found to have been built with a misaligned fin and rudder. "This misalignment made a wing drop at the stall more likely, but it did not prevent or restrict ...