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Angle of attack
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.
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noun
- 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.
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