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12th May 2012, 19:04

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italia,

You are very wrong about the outside wing having a higher angle of attack.

The extreme example of this is a helicopter blade.

The tip is always at a dramatically lower AoA than the root.

Last edited by Tourist; 14th May 2012 at 17:02. Reason: Because i wrote bollocks. Note: I must note post when drunk

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