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Old 30th Oct 2021, 14:52
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FullWings
 
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Or if you’re taxying around in a circle on a wingtip wheel, does the AoA vary along the wing? No? Take the ground away - does it change anything?

The best non-mathematical description of AoA that I’ve seen is that it’s the difference between where the wing is pointing and where it’s going. For an aircraft in a steady banked turn, this is the same all along the wing, otherwise it would be rolling...
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