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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when an airplane wing's angle of attack increases beyond its critical value?
A)Pressure rapidly increases at wingtip
B)Flow separation leads to stall✓
C)Laminar boundary transitions to turbulent
D)Lift coefficient maintains optimal values
💡 Explanation
Flow separation leads to stall when exceeding AoA because the adverse pressure gradient overcomes the fluid's inertia per the Bernoulli principle; therefore stall happens rather than increased lift because kinetic energy decreases and viscous effects dominate.
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