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Old 29th September 2009 | 16:15
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XXX - in a simple word, Yes.

I mean, in straight and level flight, the wing may be at say 12 AOA at 50kts
Flying faster at 140kts, still in S&L, the wing will be at less, maybe 2 AOA.

In both instances, the life required to be produced in exactly the same, as the aircraft weight remains the same too.

So the old equation: LIFT = CL 1/2 Rho V squared S must remain contstant.

V increases, and for the total LIFT to remain, something else decreases. That is the AOA in this case
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