angle of attack

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Noun angle of attack has 1 sense

angle of attack - the acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoil
--₁ is a kind of angle of incidence, incidence angle

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Angle of Attack

Noun:

The angle between the chord line of an aircraft's wing and the oncoming air flow.
The difference in direction between the airflow over an aircraft's wing and the direction of the wing's motion through the air.

Example sentences:

The pilot adjusted the angle of attack to increase lift and reduce drag.
At a high angle of attack, the airplane experienced an aerodynamic stall.

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