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Explanation: 'Mush' seems to be a stable flying condition just before stall (some pilots do it deliberately to make a very short landing). From the numerous English hits for mush, and the descriptions, it seems to me that the term 'Sackflug' is exactly what is meant.
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Following the asker\'s context info:
... wird das Flugzeug trotz aller Bemühungen den Sackflug fortsetzen, bis es am Boden zerschellt
Explanation: 'Mush' seems to be a stable flying condition just before stall (some pilots do it deliberately to make a very short landing). From the numerous English hits for mush, and the descriptions, it seems to me that the term 'Sackflug' is exactly what is meant.
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-07-29 07:43:31 (GMT) --------------------------------------------------
Following the asker\'s context info:
... wird das Flugzeug trotz aller Bemühungen den Sackflug fortsetzen, bis es am Boden zerschellt
John Jory Local time: 17:43 Native speaker of: German, English PRO pts in category: 13
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