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Old 15th January 2003 | 04:01
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Oktas8
 
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In a constant angle of bank climbing turn, outer wing has greater AoA. In a constant AoB descending turn, the inner wing has greater AoA.

You'd have to have both an unusually high angle of climb and a small radius of turn to get a difference of more than a small fraction of a degree I think.

Even then each wing's AoA would change dynamically if the pilot allowed the aircraft to set its own angle of bank - rolling in or out etc. The different airspeed experienced by each wing would tend to override the different alpha. But you're right Tinstaafl - this is really splitting hairs!

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