When stalling the 737-700 the nose dropped without a judder or one wing falling away.Is this normal in the real aircraft?Cliff

Hi Cliff,You will get prestall buffet but wing drop will only occur if one wing stalls first.Remember the stick shaker and pusher are there for a very good reason ;)BTW. We do not stall 737s IRL so why are you trying to do it here?Rgds,

Hi Brad,"BTW. We do not stall 737s IRL so why are you trying to do it here?"Well, you do stall it in the level D sim ;-)BTW I never knew the 737 had a stick pusher?Regards,Mark

Actually we don't :)By the time you get to this level of operation you train only to recover from the approach to the stall and even that is usually only on initial type rating. Far better to practise windshear recovery and GPWS and TCAS RA.Rgds,

"When stalling the 737-700 the nose dropped without a judder or one wing falling away."You'd be in big trouble if the wingtip stalled before everything else, Cliff. It has been mentioned on the forum before, but modern aircraft are designed so that the wing (near the fuselage) stalls before the wingtip to prevent vicious rolls. Unfortunately, the 737NG wing did have troubles in this area, so metal strips (in the shape of triangular prisms) have been stuck on the inboard leading edge of the wing (slightly underneath), to disturb the airflow, so that the inboard wing does stall first (causing a lot less rolling effect).Here's a pic of the metal strip...http://members.ozemail.com.au/~b744er/737NG/NGFence.jpgCheersIan.

There is a certification requirement to demonstrate that the airplane has safe stall characteristics. One of the criteria is that a level wing stall cannot result in more than a 20 degree bank.And the 737NG does not have a stick pusher.Don S.