737 Cruise Angle of Attack
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737 Cruise Angle of Attack
I have a quick question regarding the angle of attack of a 737 during cruise conditions. I've found several posts about how an airplane maintains a certain angle of attack to account for fuel loss, etc, however all of them seem to throw around ballpark values for the angle, an estimate being ~3 degrees for a 737. Is there any way to find out the exact angle of attack for a 737 during cruise conditions? I have one solution, but it involves attaining the stability derivatives of a 737 during cruise, and then solving for the angle of attack using several equations. I was hoping there might be some data sheet somewhere which has this information. The main purpose to this info is that I need to know what angle to pitch an engine nacelle so that it lies axially to airflow.
Thank you very much for any help!
Thank you very much for any help!
