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Originally Posted by Fulcrum525
In the case of that B 52 crash he simply turned too sharply and at too low a speed lost stability and lift....very little chance of recovery past a certain point........
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BINGO! any wing with an aspect ratio like a B 52 is not stable in low speed/high angle turns and if I remember my terms, it's acceleration stall. At some point, roll angle overcomes lift ability regardless of speed.
My step-grandpa met COL Holland years ago. (IIRC they both died the same year but different causes.) The old man test flew in the '60s but he was not a 'gambler' like COL Holland.