Questions tagged [spins]

Questions related to aerodynamic spins (intentional or otherwise), including spin entry and recovery techniques.

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If a commercial airliner enters into a spin at high altitude, is it possible to recover?

Often flying I have this fear, that something will snap, and the plane will start plunging to the ground in a spin. My question is, once a passenger aircraft (e.g. an A320) goes into a spin, can the pilots recover it, stabilize it and make it glide,…
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Can you please explain aircraft spin in simple non-mathematical terms?

Can you please explain aircraft spin in simple non-mathematical terms?
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What is the largest aircraft ever put in a spin?

What is the largest aircraft, by weight, ever deliberately put into a spin?
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