Principles of Flightmedium#522
Wing contamination (ice, frost, insects) affects the stall by:
A
Increasing the critical angle of attack
B
Reducing CLmax and causing the stall to occur at a lower angle of attack and higher speed
CorrectC
Having no significant effect
D
Only increasing drag without affecting stall
Explanation
Surface contamination disrupts airflow, reduces CLmax, and causes flow separation at a lower angle of attack, raising the stall speed.
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