Airplanes have to go faster than the stall speed. Stall speed is typically ~60mp...

		dekhn on June 9, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Larry Page’s startups working on flying cars Airplanes have to go faster than the stall speed. Stall speed is typically ~60mph or more, and air resistance goes up as the square of the speed (times the aerodynamc cross section). Airplanes aren't really that much more aerodynamic than modern cars.