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Comment by CrazyStat

2 years ago

If you took a plane flying in still air and magically, instantaneously replaced all the air around it with a tail wind equal to its velocity then yes the plane would stall and fall out of the sky.

Fortunately that kind of instantaneous change doesn't happen in real life.

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DrSAR  2 years ago

GO AROUND, WINDSHEAR AHEAD!

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