What a “Stall” is in aerodynamics and why it’s an emergency for airplanes
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A stall is a condition in which your wings no longer generate lift because airflow is disrupted over your wings. To generate lift you need air to flow with the win, when the flow separates you no longer have lift and the flight control surfaces on the wings no longer have an affect on the aircraft. This typically happens when your angle of attack is too high; that is the angle at which the aircraft’s nose is pointed up/down vs the angle at which the aircraft is traveling. e.g. when you are taking off or landing, the noise of the aircraft is going to be pointed up but the aircraft isn’t climbing at that steep of an angle.
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