"flat spin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flat spins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flat spin (plural flat spins)
  1. (aviation) An especially dangerous type of spin (abnormal stalled flight mode) with a very high angle of attack (typically between 65° and 90°), such that the aircraft's nose is pointed near the horizon despite an extreme negative flightpath angle (gamma); typically unresponsive to flight control inputs and unrecoverable in most aircraft. Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-flat_spin-en-noun-QK-FjKoY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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