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Figure 4


Fig. 4. Angle of attack ({alpha}) is defined as the angle between the chord line and the velocity vector of the oncoming air flow. Angle of attack was computed by subtracting the angle between the chord line and the horizontal from the angle between x-y velocity of the center of mass and the horizontal (equal to the glide angle).