AOA versus pitch
Hello Folks,
just about to recap the AF447 accident and i have something fundamental i do not understand:
During the accident, the flight had around 8-10° of pitch indicated in the PFD. But the AOA was about 30-40°. I understand the aoa is the angle between relativ airflow and the chord etc. But how can the pitch be 10° and the aoa much higher? I mean the airfoil represents approximately the structure of the aircraft. Or is the wing angle relativ to the aircraft Body that different?
Thanks Folks!
SW