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 "version": "2026-10-20",
 "license": "Dimension sheets: CC BY 4.0. Standard and published-size files: CC BY 4.0. Xem Studio's own designs (files_license = Xem Studio Design License): free to use and sell things from, not to redistribute as files — https://xemstudio.com/license/. Other publishers' files: their own license, linked beside them.",
 "slug": "stall-strip",
 "name": "Stall strip",
 "kind": "standard",
 "category": "Aircraft design",
 "group": "Wing features",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What is a stall strip?",
 "tags": [
  "vehicle design",
  "wing features",
  "rc design",
  "aerodynamics",
  "guide"
 ],
 "aliases": [
  "stall strip",
  "stall strips",
  "stall strip placement",
  "stall strip rc",
  "leading edge stall strip",
  "wing stall triangle",
  "root stall device",
  "stall warning strip"
 ],
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  "length": null,
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  "height": null
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 "sheet_txt": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/stall-strip/sheet.txt",
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  "notes": [
   "Stall strips are small wedge-shaped strips on the inboard leading edge; their sharp edge separates the flow early so the root stalls before the tips (Boldmethod).",
   "That keeps the ailerons working in the early stall and creates buffet several knots before the stall, adding warning (Boldmethod). Washout serves the same purpose (Boldmethod).",
   "No published sizes were found; fit them by flight test."
  ],
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    "parameter",
    "value or range",
    "source"
   ],
   "rows": [
    [
     "Location",
     "inboard leading edge near the root",
     "Boldmethod"
    ],
    [
     "Effect",
     "root stalls first; buffet several knots before stall",
     "Boldmethod"
    ],
    [
     "Reference build",
     "small wedge on 100 mm chord",
     "illustrative"
    ]
   ]
  }
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 "sheet_text": "Stall strip — dimension sheet\nSource: Xem Studio, https://xemstudio.com/objects/stall-strip/  (sheet CC BY 4.0)\nBasis: Design rules and figures from the cited sources; example geometry by Xem Studio\nCatalog version: 2026-10-20\n\nSizes: see table below\n- Stall strips are small wedge-shaped strips on the inboard leading edge; their sharp edge separates the flow early so the root stalls before the tips (Boldmethod).\n- That keeps the ailerons working in the early stall and creates buffet several knots before the stall, adding warning (Boldmethod). Washout serves the same purpose (Boldmethod).\n- No published sizes were found; fit them by flight test.\n\nparameter  value or range  source\nLocation  inboard leading edge near the root  Boldmethod\nEffect  root stalls first; buffet several knots before stall  Boldmethod\nReference build  small wedge on 100 mm chord  illustrative\n\nFiles elsewhere (not hosted by Xem Studio; license as stated by the publisher):\n- Boldmethod (pilot training): How Stall Strips Keep Your Plane Under Control — web — Publisher's page; dimensions are facts — https://www.boldmethod.com/learn-to-fly/aerodynamics/how-stall-strips-keep-your-plane-under-control/\n\nNo true-size file yet: the published figures do not fix the whole shape; a measured scan is planned.\nAPI: https://xemstudio.com/api/geometry?object=stall-strip\n",
 "sources": [
  {
   "publisher": "Boldmethod (pilot training)",
   "title": "How Stall Strips Keep Your Plane Under Control",
   "url": "https://www.boldmethod.com/learn-to-fly/aerodynamics/how-stall-strips-keep-your-plane-under-control/",
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 "related": [
  "plain-flap",
  "split-flap",
  "slotted-flap",
  "fowler-flap",
  "leading-edge-slat-slot",
  "gurney-flap"
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 "fits": [],
 "dimensions": "exact (nominal, no printing tolerance)",
 "dimension_rule": "All geometry on Xem Studio is exact (nominal, true size) with no printing tolerance. Where a part meets another part, the object lists its mating features (feature, exact size, what it mates with, fit class: press, slide, run, socket, clamp or designed). Apply your process's allowance to those features only; 'designed' gaps are part of the design and stay as drawn.",
 "mating": [],
 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "Will a stall strip fix a tip-stalling RC wing?",
   "a": "It makes the root stall first, the same aim as washout (Boldmethod)."
  }
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