What’s the absolute minimum speed a plane has to go for it to stay in the air?

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What’s the absolute minimum speed a plane has to go for it to stay in the air?

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It’s not really possible to give a simple answer to this – it depends on the plane, and on whether you mean air speed or ground speed. Against a strong enough wind, a light plane could fly while going backwards relative to the ground.

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