WelshZeCorgi Posted June 20, 2022 Posted June 20, 2022 So just read about the phenomenon of the pitch up that plagued the F-100, leading to the name the "Saber Dance" where with swept wing aircraft, when at low airspeed and high AOA, the tips of the wings stall first, causing the center of lift to move forward towards the root of the wing, which pushes the nose up, causing more of the entire wing to stall until it hits a critical point where not enough lift is provided to the whole aircraft and the entire aircraft finally stalls. Is it possible to experience this in the F-14 by manually or emergency sweeping the wings back 45 degrees or so?
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