Departure resistance is a quality of an

aircraft An aircraft ( aircraft) is a vehicle that is able to flight, fly by gaining support from the Atmosphere of Earth, air. It counters the force of gravity by using either Buoyancy, static lift or the Lift (force), dynamic lift of an airfoil, or, i ...

which enables it to remain in controlled flight and resist entering potentially dangerous less-controlled maneuvers such as spin. Depending on its design, an aircraft may be more or less likely to leave (depart from) controlled flight when the

pilot An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its Aircraft flight control system, directional flight controls. Some other aircrew, aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are al ...

applies extreme control inputs. Good departure resistance characteristics allow the pilot to remain in control of the aircraft in such situations. Departure resistance is considered to contribute more towards flight safety than ''departure recovery''.Cirrus Design SR 20 Equivalent of safety for Spin requirement
/ref> Departure recovery is the ability of an aircraft to return to controlled flight once in a certain uncontrolled maneuver. Being able to recover from spin is an example of departure recovery.

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New High AOA Departure Criteria for High Agility Fighters
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