English Explanatory Dictionary

alpha max

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The maximum angle of attack (AoA), maximum nose-up angle. The highest degree of displacement from (relative) horizontal (the airstream, not the ground level, nor the theoretical flat gravitational surface), that an airplane can achieve and still maintain forward flight (without stalling), at the speed that the aircraft is travelling.

Word forms

alpha max alpha maxes a max α max Vα max Va max V alpha max

Synonyms

critical angle of attack critical angle
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