ORIGINAL: scottfl78
2. In a harrier I am pretty sure the wing is only providing deflection and not true lift as it does in normal flight... A stall is when the wing's drag is greater than the lift it creates right? Either way I am pretty sure that in a harrier the wing is considered totally stalled and thrust is the only reason that the wing overcomes the drag...
Scott, You got it, one indication of almost being there is when the wings rock in a harrier. At that point, its on the edge of stall and the brink of lift. Caught in the middle. Krayzc did an experiment to assure the wing stalls in a harrier by tapeing two thin wooden dowels to the top of each wing surface about 2' back from the leading edge. The turbulance created ensured stall and the rocking stopped.
Lord Lucan, what was the question? Joe