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Questions tagged [angle-of-attack]

Usually refers to the angle between the oncoming air and the wing.

Angle of Attack (AoA) is the angle between the oncoming air or "relative wind" and some reference line on a structure. For an airfoil, the most common reference line is a line from the foremost point on the leading edge to the aftmost point on the trailing edge.

For highly cambered airfoils (or airfoil + flaps) this line may exist partially outside the structure.

Angle of Attack is very useful in predicting aerodynamic stalls, coefficient of lift, etc.

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Angle of attack difference between outer wing and inner wing during a descending turn and climbing turn

I understand that during an ascending or descending turn the angles of attack of the inner wing and outer wing are different. However, I don't understand why then ascending and turning, the outer wing has greater AOA than the inner wing but during…
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Could the stick position be used as a Angle of Attack indicator?

True or False: The stick determines elevator position and elevator position determines angle of attack. When the critical angle of attack is exceeded, the wing stalls. So, given a design with enough elevator authority, if the stick is in your lap,…
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What is the typical angle of attack aircraft fly at and at what angle of attack do they stall?

At what angles of attack do aircraft typically fly at? How much of a margin is there before aircraft stall due to an increase of an angle attack due to factors such as gusts or rotation of the wing section due to deformation?
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Is this angle of attack animation backwards?

Is this animation of the angle of attack sensor in this video from 25:30 to 25:50 correct? It seems like motion of the sensor is the opposite of what it should be based on the angle of the aircraft. For example, given an angle of attack sensor…
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