Departure resistance is a quality of an
aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engine ...
which enables it to remain in controlled flight and resist entering potentially dangerous less-controlled maneuvers such as
spin.
Depending on its design, an aircraft may be more or less likely to leave (depart from) controlled flight when the
pilot
An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators, because they a ...
applies extreme control inputs. Good departure resistance characteristics allow the pilot to remain in control of the aircraft in such situations.
Departure resistance is considered to contribute more towards flight safety than ''departure recovery''.
Cirrus Design SR 20 Equivalent of safety for Spin requirement
/ref> Departure recovery is the ability of an aircraft to return to controlled flight once in a certain uncontrolled maneuver. Being able to recover from spin is an example of departure recovery.
References
External links
New High AOA Departure Criteria for High Agility Fighters
Aerospace engineering
Aviation safety
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