Angle of Attack

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angle of attack [′aŋ·gəl əv ə′tak]

(aerospace engineering)

The angle between a reference line which is fixed with respect to an airframe (usually the longitudinal axis) and the direction of movement of the body.

(mining engineering)

The angle in a mine fan made by the direction of air approach and the chord of the aerofoil section.

Angle of Attack

the angle between the direction of trans-lational motion of a body and some characteristic direction on the body. The characteristic direction may be, for example, a chord of an airplane wing or the axis of symmetry of a projectile or a rocket.

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