Frontal collapse
A collapse of the leading edge across the whole span of the wing.
Also known as
- front collapse standard term
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What it means
The leading edge tucks under and the wing briefly loses lift. It differs from an asymmetric collapse, which affects only one side, and from a stall, where the airflow separates. Manuals and test standards also call it a symmetric collapse.
Example in context
Reviewing the video, we saw it was a frontal collapse rather than a stall.
Sources and review
- DHV Safety Class – Ozone Rush 3 M (EN) (opens in a new tab)
- Flybubble – Paraglider Control: Stall, Spin, Collapse! (opens in a new tab)
- Jakub Vrána — Paraglidingový slang: o nestandardních situacích (opens in a new tab)
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