What is stalling of an aircraft?

Answer 1

As an airplane's wing moves through the air, the proper movement of the air over the wing creates "lift" which keeps the airplane up and flying.

If anything happens to deflect or destroy that proper airflow, the wing loses lift, and is said to stall.

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