angle of attack
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[edit] Noun
angle of attack (abbreviated as AOA)
- (aeronautics) 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.
- (nautical) The angle between a mid-sail and the direction of the wind.
[edit] Translations
angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it
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angle between mid-sail and the direction of the wind
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