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Alpha max
Meaning
Noun
●
In Aviation:
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.
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Synonyms
Critical Angle
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