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Old 18th Jan 2008, 22:39
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BerksFlyer
 
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Just a passing thought...

Why is the reference to AoA being made when it is impossible to tell the AoA just by looking at the plane?

AoA is the angle between the wind and the chord line. Not the angle between the chord line and the ground, which is infact pitch angle.
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