A properly built canard aircraft does not actually ever stall really. The idea is that the front canard wing stalls before the main wing which causes the nose to pitch down automatically which reduces the angle of attack before the main wing reaches a stall.

However like ALL stalls a loss in altitude results in order to convert altitude into speed energy. Most canard aircraft are designed for high speed and as such require more speed to recover from a stalled condition than a conventional aircraft that is designed for less speed. All things being equal the canard is safer, more efficient, and more stable.

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Dumb question - how do those things taxi? Do you have to stick your legs through the bottom and do a Fred Flintstone rollout?

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Nose gear is retractable and it is common to park them with the nose retracted...presumably to keep them from lifting off in windy conditions.

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That's quite a thigh gap!

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Saw it in action.... Didn't think there was an actual sign though

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Actually, it's a Center of Gravity issue. With the engine and wings toward the rear, if there's no one up front to balance it, it can tip backward damaging the prop, etc.

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Love the SNL, Joe! Thanks!!!

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Man, Phil was great! What a tragic end to his life.

Jon Lovitz had some great scenes as well. He appears in a new commercial for something but I don't recall the pitch.(I guess the ad didn't work.)

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