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Meaning of angle of attack

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

angle of attack

noun

Definitions

  1. The angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil.

  2. The angle between a mid-sail and the direction of the wind.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/angle%20of%20attack

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