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To: Capt. Tom

“I don’t understand why you would need an angle of attack sensor out side the cabin.”

It’s AOA to the apparent wind. Not angle of aircraft to the earth.


70 posted on 04/20/2019 5:59:36 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: TexasGator
It’s AOA to the apparent wind. Not angle of aircraft to the earth.

I would think that would be useless when you are traveling so fast. The wind wold be parallel to the direction the plane is moving.
IMHO The angle to the earth would be a better indicator of the flight path. - Tom.

76 posted on 04/20/2019 6:18:49 PM PDT by Capt. Tom
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