Andy,
Stall speed:
I am definitely lacking quaifications, that is why I am using Shaw's definition of a corner velocity.
If you are using the "stall speed" as "a speed at which a stall could occur", which could mean any speed, then "stall speed" does not mean anything.
It has been my impression that a term Stall Speed is a technical term specifically meaning "a speed at which lift is lost in level flight" or something like that.
In all the magazines they list the stall speed with flaps retracted and the stall speed with the flaps extended as a property of an airplane, not mentioning anything about pulling Gs. I guess they have confused me... May be you should write them a letter and correct their use of "stall speed".
If you have seen any mention of a "stall speed" meaning anything other then "one G stall speed" anywhere other then in your posts, I would appreciate a reference.
I do not have my Shaw with me now in my office, so I cannot quote, but there is nothing academic in his definition of the simple terms and knowledge of a basic geometry is sufficient to understand his book.
We are not talking about why the lift is lost - that would involve the properties of the airfol and other sophisticated matters.
Your statement that "An aircraft stalls at a given angle of attack, not airspeed" cannot possibly be true. At the same angle of attack a plane can stall because it is flying too slow - regular stall, or too fast - accelerated stall, but be perfectly flyable in between. Speed definitely have something to do with that, unless you are in a helicopter

- that one flies because it is too ugly and the Earth repells them, right?
Regards,
miko--