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Old 29th Sep 2009, 22:22
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XXX, my understanding is that when the propeller travels faster through the air the vector of "air flow due to incoming air" is greater, as when combined with "airflow due to blade motion" you get a relative airflow closer to the chord, ie. a smaller AoA.

Basically what QJB has said.
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