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Originally Posted by Doktorwzzerd
From the Wikipedia article on War Emergency Power:
War Emergency Power (WEP) is an American term for the throttle setting on some World War II military aircraft engines. For use in emergency situations, it produced more than 100% of the engine's normal rated power for a limited amount of time, often about five minutes.[1][2] Similar systems used by non-US forces are now often referred to as WEP as well, although they may not have been at the time.
I'm just kidding but really? I don't fly, but its hard to believe someone could possibly get a pilot's license in the US without having been taught how to recover from a stall. |
Although it has been removed from most flight test syllabuses, there are some countries that still require flight training on spin recovery.
In the U.S. spin training is required only for flight instructor candidates. A spin occurs only after a stall, so the FAA emphasizes training pilots in stall recognition, prevention, and recovery as a means to reduce accidents due to unintentional stalls and/or spins.
From Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin_(flight)#Spin_Kit