"alpha max" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alpha maxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} alpha max (countable and uncountable, plural alpha maxes)
  1. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation Synonyms: critical angle of attack, critical angle, a max, α max, Vα max, Va max, V alpha max

Inflected forms

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